home-brew

[ hohm-broo ]

noun

1. beer or other alcoholic beverage made at home.

home-brew

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈhome-ˈbrewed, adjective

Other Words From

• home-brewed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of home-brew¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

And then there was the “news” that Obama had become the first president to use the White House to home-brew his own beer.

From The Daily Beast

But he failed to say whether it would be in the river or in home-brew.

From Project Gutenberg

Imagine finding such a thing coiled up at the foot of your cellar-stairs after you had been indulging in home-brew!

From Project Gutenberg

The squire, who was generally so jovial and cheery, ate his cold pressed beef and drank his glass of "home-brew" in silence.

From Project Gutenberg

Her mouth had been set for a sip of his home brew, her eyes had pictured the delight he'd take in and give to her little boy.

From Project Gutenberg

With us in Scotland it was good oatcakes and home-brew––and the air.

From Project Gutenberg