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vynegre

vynegre is the obsolete form of vinegar.

Meaning of vinegar

Noun

vinegar (countable and uncountable, plural vinegars)

  1. (uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
    • In Persia, newly married couples were presented with sheep's trotters steeped in vinegar as a love enticement.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 220
  2. (countable) Any variety of vinegar.
    • a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
  3. (US, informal) Vigor; vitality.
    • You full of vinegar now, but you 'bout through / We gonna get a steam drill to do your share of driving / Then what's all them muscles gonna do? Huh, John Henry? / Gonna take a little bit of vinegar out of you.1962, “The Legend of John Henry's Hammer”, performed by Johnny Cash

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Questions about vynegre

What is vynegre the obsolete form of?
Vynegre is the obsolete form of vinegar.

Words near vynegre in the dictionary

  1. vyingly
  2. vyings
  3. Vyksa
  4. Vylkove
  5. vymazalováite
  6. vynegre
  7. Vynnyky
  8. Vynnytsia
  9. Vynnytsya
  10. Vynohradiv
  11. Vyolette

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