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sack-whey

sack-whey noun: an alcoholic drink of sherry with whey (weak milk) and sugar.

Noun

sack-whey (uncountable)

  1. An alcoholic drink of sherry with whey (weak milk) and sugar.
    • "Won't you allow him sack-whey?" said the landlady.—"Ay, ay, sack-whey," cries the doctor, "if you will, provided it be very small."1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book XIII

Origin of sack-whey

From sack (“sherry”) + whey.

Questions about sack-whey

What does sack-whey mean?
Sack-whey means an alcoholic drink of sherry with whey (weak milk) and sugar.
What part of speech is sack-whey?
Sack-whey is a noun.

Words near sack-whey in the dictionary

  1. sack-tapped
  2. sack-tapping
  3. sack-taps
  4. sack-whack
  5. sack-whacks
  6. sack-whey
  7. sackable
  8. sackage
  9. sackaged
  10. sackages
  11. sackaging

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