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toast water

toast water noun: a traditional drink made by soaking hard toast in water.

Noun

toast water (uncountable)

  1. A traditional drink made by soaking hard toast in water.
    • Toast water simple, good in cases of thirst and nausea from diarrhœa, is about one-fourth of a pound of bread toasted slowly to a very dark brown color (not burned), broken into a hot mug or pitcher, with a quart of boiling water poured upon it, covered close until cold.1884 October 15, The Annals of Hygiene, volume 1, number 4, page 96

Questions about toast water

What does toast water mean?
Toast water means a traditional drink made by soaking hard toast in water.
What part of speech is toast water?
Toast water is a noun.

Words near toast water in the dictionary

  1. toast rack
  2. toast racks
  3. toast sandwich
  4. toast sandwiches
  5. toast up
  6. toast water
  7. toastable
  8. toastcrumb
  9. toastcrumbs
  10. toasted
  11. toasted cheese

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