quass
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They then called for tea, vodka, and quass, together with a great dish of raw cucumbers, which they set to work devouring with amazing voracity.
From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne
O Webster! lend me words to voice my grief Bitter as quassia, quass or kumquat peel!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
Our friends observed fruits, raspberries, strawberries, and peaches, though of an untempting appearance and very dear; and also cakes of various forms, bread, beer, and of course quass.
From Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar by R. T. Landells
The Russians it was who showed us the way of making quass, for so my father told me,—my father, who got it from his father before him.
From Children of the Frost by Jack London
Carbuncled with wine, and bloated with quass and cabbage soup, I’ll bet my head, Dominico, she’s a countess!
From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne
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