lemon kali

American  

[kal-ee, key-lee] / ˈkæl i, ˈkeɪ li /

noun

British.

1. an artificially flavored carbonated lemon drink; lemon soda pop.

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Etymology

Origin of lemon kali

1855–60; kali, obsolete for kalium; alkali

Example Sentences

The drinkable was lemon kali, served in bedroom tumblers, and stirred up with lead-pencils or tooth-brush handles.

From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol

I say, Hamilton, don't upset my bottle of lemon kali, or my blue ink; you mightn't see them, perhaps, among the other things.”

From Louis' School Days A Story for Boys by May, E. J. (Edith J.)

Occasionally, it is said, Persian sherbet, or lemon kali, once joys of our youth, give a theatrical fizziness to toast and water in bottles with deceitful lordly labels.

From Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" by Spence, Edward Fordham

Ginger-beer and lemonade, or lemon kali, at sixpence a tiny glass, paid well.

From A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 by Clacy, Ellen