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silver beer

silver beer noun: beer traditionally served after a game of Cornish hurley; the silver ball from the game is placed in the jug.

Noun

silver beer (uncountable)

  1. (UK) Beer traditionally served after a game of Cornish hurley; the silver ball from the game is placed in the jug.

Questions about silver beer

What does silver beer mean?
Silver beer means beer traditionally served after a game of Cornish hurley; the silver ball from the game is placed in the jug.
What part of speech is silver beer?
Silver beer is a noun.

Words near silver beer in the dictionary

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  3. silver baths
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  6. silver beer
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  8. silver beets
  9. silver berries
  10. silver berry
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