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methiglum

methiglum is the alternative form of metheglin.

Meaning of metheglin

Noun

metheglin (countable and uncountable, plural metheglins)

  1. A spiced mead, originally from Wales.
    • A more practical critic notes that paleolithic man had a very sweet tooth, which he sated with honey. Worse, he moonshined the honey into metheglin, an alcoholic brew. Booze and junk food, in other words, are hardly modern inventions.1985 June 6, “Opinion: Topics: Lean and Rich History: Ancient Eatings”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 Dec 2023, Section A, page A26

Questions about methiglum

What is methiglum the alternative form of?
Methiglum is the alternative form of metheglin.

Words near methiglum in the dictionary

  1. methicillins
  2. methidathion
  3. methide
  4. methides
  5. methies
  6. methiglum
  7. Methil
  8. Methilhill
  9. methimazole
  10. methimazoles
  11. methine

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