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corpse-reviver

corpse-reviver is the alternative form of corpse reviver.

Meaning of corpse reviver

Noun

corpse reviver (plural corpse revivers)

  1. Any of various strong cocktails supposed to cure a hangover.
    • The ghost of Mr. Woodhouse himself may stare and gasp at being told that this awful preparation, this culinary corpse-reviver, apparently suited only to chalcenterous persons or those at the point of death, is a very simple mutton broth with sippets in it.1889 November 9, The Saturday Review, London, page 538, column 1

Forms of corpse-reviver

pluralcorpse-revivers

Questions about corpse-reviver

What is corpse-reviver the alternative form of?
Corpse-reviver is the alternative form of corpse reviver.

Words near corpse-reviver in the dictionary

  1. corpse running
  2. corpse runs
  3. corpse-gate
  4. corpse-gates
  5. corpse-like
  6. corpse-reviver
  7. corpse-to-be
  8. corpsed
  9. corpsefucker
  10. corpsefuckers
  11. corpsehood

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