Adam's ale
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Adam's ale
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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Adam's ale: and may so pure an element be always at hand.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by Routledge, George
They warn't put into Adam's ale for nothin', that's a fact.'
From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
Soda-water was the sole product of the lemonade factories; but the quality of Adam's ale tasted worse and was more suggestive of typhoid in that form than in any other.
From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.
Nothing like plain flour food and Adam's ale!
From Mortmain by Train, Arthur Cheny
The brook gave Adam's ale of unsurpassed crystal.
From Rainbow Valley by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
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