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

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

From Robin by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

The Borage, with its gallant blue flower, is cultivated in our gardens as a pot herb, and is associated in our minds with bees and claret cup.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

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

Then the music began, and lasted not above an hour, with breathing and chatting intervals, followed by claret cup and lemonade.

From People of the Whirlpool by Wright, Mabel Osgood