near beers
near beers is the plural of near beer.
Meaning of near beer
Noun
near beer (countable and uncountable, plural near beers)
- Any of a class of malt liquors that contain so little alcohol (usually less than 0.5%) that they will not induce intoxication.
- That which we now have, and called near beer, with less than a half per cent of alcohol, is not drinkable, it is not palatable, it is not good, it is no part of a meal, nor can it be made a part of a meal.1924, “Proposed Modification of the Prohibition Law to Permit the Manufacture, Sale and Use of 2.75 Per Cent Beverages: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives...
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- What is near beers the plural of?
- Near beers is the plural of near beer.
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