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ticklebrain

ticklebrain noun: alcoholic liquor.

Noun

ticklebrain

  1. (obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
    • Peace, good pintpot. Peace, good ticklebrain.a. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, act 2, scene 4

Origin of ticklebrain

From tickle + brain.

Questions about ticklebrain

What does ticklebrain mean?
Ticklebrain means alcoholic liquor.
What part of speech is ticklebrain?
Ticklebrain is a noun.

Words near ticklebrain in the dictionary

  1. tickle-footed
  2. tickleace
  3. tickleaces
  4. tickleass
  5. tickleasses
  6. ticklebrain
  7. tickled
  8. tickled pink
  9. tickled someone's fancy
  10. tickled someone's funny bone
  11. tickled someone's pickle

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