tall drink of water
tall drink of water is the alternative form of long drink of water.
Meaning of long drink of water
Noun
long drink of water (plural long drinks of water)
- A tall person.
- Stair had grown up into a great lang drink, and would faukled, as Robin Cummell said, if he fell.[1887, John Service, chapter XVI, in The Life and Recollections of Doctor Duguid of Kilwinning. Written by Himself, and Now First Printed from the Recovered Manuscript, Edinburgh: Young J. Pentland...
Forms of tall drink of water
| plural | tall drinks of water |
|---|---|
| alternative form | long drink of water |
| alternative form | tall glass of water |
Origin of tall drink of water
A variant of the earlier long drink of water.
Questions about tall drink of water
- What is tall drink of water the alternative form of?
- Tall drink of water is the alternative form of long drink of water.
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