doch-an-dorrach
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of doch-an-dorrach
1675–85; compare Irish deoch an dorais drink of the door
Example Sentences
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It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.
From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2016
It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.
From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2016
Some thrust out their snuff-mulls for the parting pinch—others tendered the doch-an-dorrach, or parting cup.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827 by Various
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