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corpse reviver

corpse reviver noun: any of various strong cocktails supposed to cure a hangover.

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
alternative formcorpse-reviver

Questions about corpse reviver

What does corpse reviver mean?
Corpse reviver means any of various strong cocktails supposed to cure a hangover.
What part of speech is corpse reviver?
Corpse reviver is a noun.
What is the plural of corpse reviver?
The plural of corpse reviver is corpse revivers.

Words near corpse reviver in the dictionary

  1. corpse plant
  2. corpse plants
  3. corpse pose
  4. corpse powder
  5. corpse ran
  6. corpse reviver
  7. corpse revivers
  8. corpse road
  9. corpse roads
  10. corpse run
  11. corpse running

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