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brewage

American  
[broo-ij] / ˈbru ɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a fermented liquor brewed from malt.


brewage British  
/ ˈbruːɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a product of brewing; brew

  2. the process of brewing

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Etymology

Origin of brewage

1535–45; brew + -age; modeled on beverage

Example Sentences

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"A far better brewage, madam," I said, "but you must pardon the Staffordshire fashion of serving it."

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

Mr Glowry, who took the Madeira to be some deadly brewage, gave the required promise in dismal panic.

From Nightmare Abbey by Peacock, Thomas Love

Make the brewage sure, quick, decisive; there must be no mistake about it.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard

This wretched brewage of hot water, bad brandy, and lemon acid?

From The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels by Thirlwall, Connop

He will hold the realm in peace; but he, too, will fall sick before his time, and die, by reason of the brewage of his friends.

From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene