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home-brew

[ hohm-broo ]
/ ˈhoʊmˈbru /
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noun

beer or other alcoholic beverage made at home.

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Nearby words

home teacher, home truth, home unit, home video, home-alone, home-brew, home-care, home-equity loan, home-grown, home-helper, home-made

Origin of home-brew

First recorded in 1850–55

Related forms

home-brewed, adjective
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Examples from the Web for home-brew

British Dictionary definitions for home-brew

home-brew

noun

a beer or other alcoholic drink brewed at home rather than commercially
Canadian informal a professional football player who was born in Canada and is not an import

Derived Forms

home-brewed, adjective
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