Adam's ale
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Adam's ale
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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“Sling along the Adam’s ale, old girl,” said Jim at this point in her reverie.
From Project Gutenberg
Nothing like plain flour food and Adam's ale!
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In this manner pole after pole is added, until the auger or drill is forced through some strata which confines, or holds down the fluid, and a fountain of "Adam's ale" is opened, which flows on and on, neither diminished by the droughts of summer nor swollen by the rains of winter.
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Does anyone else feel the hairs on the back of their neck start to tingle at the thought of the world of finance getting its mucky paws on the world’s most basic resource and inventing newfangled ways to speculate on Adam’s ale?
From BusinessWeek
When the committee came to notify him of his nomination for president, instead of treating them to wine, as was the custom, Mr. Lincoln gave them water and remarked that he would continue his habit of using and giving his guests "Adam's Ale," or pure water.
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