posset

American  

[pos-it] / ˈpɒs ɪt /

noun

1. a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.

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posset British  

/ ˈpɒsɪt /

noun

1. a drink of hot milk curdled with ale, beer, etc, flavoured with spices, formerly used as a remedy for colds

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Etymology

Origin of posset

1400–50; late Middle English poshote, possot < ?

Example Sentences

Posset was thought to have health-giving, curative qualities, so it was most commonly made to have on hand for family members who fell ill.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

Say, what if you used saltines instead of graham crackers in the Lime Posset?

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2021

Unless Mrs. Posset will be one, and that would only be four.

From Five Mice in a Mouse-trap by the Man in the Moon. by Ledyard, Addie

Only Mrs. Posset sat up in the big chair, wide awake, and heard never a word.

From Five Mice in a Mouse-trap by the Man in the Moon. by Ledyard, Addie

As soon as Mrs. Posset had left the room, down I came post-haste, on Flash, my swiftest beam.

From Five Mice in a Mouse-trap by the Man in the Moon. by Ledyard, Addie