hard cider
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hard cider
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Beloved in colonial America, hard cider lost favor in the mid-19th century as crisp lagers ascended; the temperance movement and Prohibition felled cider-apple trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Van Buren, meanwhile, aimed to portray Harrison, a Virginian, as an unsophisticated “country squire” who lived in a log cabin and drank hard cider, Kraig said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
In 1840, supporters of Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison contrasted his rugged taste for hard cider with the champagne supposedly preferred by Democratic snob Martin Van Buren.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2022
It appeared on the table for dinner one night soon after, when we had a perfect meal: hard cider and crepes slathered in caramel.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2022
A barbecue is a gathering where a whole ox is roasted and where there is much hard cider and effervescent eloquence.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Hubbard, Elbert
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