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drinkstuff

drinkstuff noun: a material that may be used as drink.

Noun

drinkstuff (countable and uncountable, plural drinkstuffs)

  1. A material that may be used as drink.
    • Rumor has it that the price of beer is preparing to join the aviation corps of the foodstuffs and drinkstuffs with a raise of $2 a barrel, to be effective about May 1.1917 April 26, “Thirsty Citizens Now Face Prospect of 10-Cent Beer”, in The Detroit Free Press, volume 82, number 211, Detroit, Mich., page 5
    • The waste of food in drinkstuffs doubtless is the strongest possible argument for war time prohibition.1917 June 14, “Congress and Booze”, in The South Bend Tribune, volume XLV, number 16, South Bend, Ind., page 6

Examples of drinkstuff in a sentence

  • It has led to a style of presentation that does its very best to make foodstuffs, or at least drinkstuffs, look as unnatural but as stylish as possible.2002 February 8, Albert Hill, “Bottle weary: Why is it that modern drinks seem to be aimed more at our eyes than our palates?”, in The...
  • The Fringe Festival, opening the Tuesday after Labor Day, includes several shows that combine theater and foodstuffs and drinkstuffs.2017 August 29, John Timpane, “Gin and theater: Together at last”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 187th year, number 90, page C1:

Forms of drinkstuff

pluraldrinkstuffs

Origin of drinkstuff

From drink + stuff.

Questions about drinkstuff

What does drinkstuff mean?
Drinkstuff means a material that may be used as drink.
How do you use drinkstuff in a sentence?
It has led to a style of presentation that does its very best to make foodstuffs, or at least drinkstuffs, look as unnatural but as stylish as possible.
What part of speech is drinkstuff?
Drinkstuff is a noun.
What is the plural of drinkstuff?
The plural of drinkstuff is drinkstuffs.

Words near drinkstuff in the dictionary

  1. drinks with the flies
  2. drinks-table
  3. drinks-tables
  4. drinksie
  5. drinksies
  6. drinkstuff
  7. drinkstuffs
  8. drinkware
  9. drinkwater
  10. Drinkwaters
  11. Drinkwine

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