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gatter

gatter noun: porter or other beer, or by extension any alcoholic drink.

Noun

gatter (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) Porter or other beer, or by extension any alcoholic drink.
    • But when I strove my flame to tell, / Says she, 'Come, stow that patter, / If you're a cove wot likes a gal, / Vy don't you stand some gatter?' / In course I instantly complied— / Two brimming quarts of porter, / With sev'ral goes of gin beside, / Drain'd Bet the Coaley's daughter.Bet the Coaley's Daughter (traditional song)

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Questions about gatter

What does gatter mean?
Gatter means porter or other beer, or by extension any alcoholic drink.
What part of speech is gatter?
Gatter is a noun.

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