lemon squash
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lemon squash
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The lemon squash, pilfered off the courts at the end of the day and swigged undiluted on the return coach trip, never even made it that far.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
"Will you have lime juice or lemon squash?"
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2013
Arriving in Southampton for a surprise inspection visit to the Nahlin, King Edward watched cases of champagne, Scotch, soda, lime squash and lemon squash being carried aboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
He came on McMahon stretched flat on his back, a tumbler full of lemon squash beside him and his novel in his hand.
From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.
I recalled his other phrases, that Mrs. Effie was seeing which way a cat would leap, and that the Klondike person would hand the ladies of the North Side set a lemon squash.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
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