claret cup

American  

noun

1. an iced beverage made of claret and carbonated water with lemon juice, brandy or other spirits, fruits, and sugar.

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claret cup British  

noun

1. an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc

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Etymology

Origin of claret cup

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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claret cup

On five ten-inch records Harry Horlick's orchestra evokes a vanished world of kid gloves, claret cup and candlelight.

From Time Magazine Archive

A discreet waiter brought ices and small glasses of claret cup.

From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.

He was given claret cup and feathery sandwiches and asked questions and given information.

From Robin by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Lady Peters, full of solicitude, was there, with the iced claret cup, thinking he was tired and-warm.

From Wife in Name Only by Brame, Charlotte M.

As a matter of fact, I’ve merely put in some hours of indifferent dancing, drunk some badly-made claret cup, and listened to an enormous amount of laborious light conversation. 

From The Toys of Peace, and other papers by Saki