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mabby

mabby noun: a Barbadian spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes. Also the pronunciation spelling of maybe.

Noun

mabby (uncountable)

  1. A Barbadian spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes.
    • Their usual Drink is Mabby, made of Potato's, which refreshes, and is good against the Phlegm; also another Liquor call'd Oko, made of steep'd Cassadar, and is like Beer in taste, strength, and colour.1671 [1670], Arnoldus Montanus, translated by John Ogilby, America: being an accurate description of the New World […], page 358
    • The flips or vines they feed hogs and rabbits with; and an excellent drink is made of the roots, called mabby.1795 October, “Review of New Publications”, in The Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, volume 65, part 2, number 4, page 845

Also used as

mabby is also the pronunciation spelling of maybe.

Questions about mabby

What does mabby mean?
Mabby means a Barbadian spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes.
What part of speech is mabby?
Mabby is a noun.

Words near mabby in the dictionary

  1. mabble
  2. mabbled
  3. mabbles
  4. mabbling
  5. Mabbott
  6. mabby
  7. mabe
  8. mabe pearl
  9. mabe pearls
  10. Mabee
  11. Mabees

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