lemon squash

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noun British.

lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.

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Origin of lemon squash

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby lemon squash

lemon law, lemon mint, lemon oil, lemon shark, lemon sole, lemon squash, lemon squeezer, lemon stick, lemon verbena, lemonwood, lemony

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How to use lemon squash in a sentence

We brought in Don Lemon, the year that he wrote his book, and I told that story to the audience that was there.
How A Company’s Support of Gay Employees Helped One of Them To Come Out||December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The salmon is presented atop a mound of sautéed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, squash, onions, leafy greens, and herbs.
Spaghetti for Breakfast?! Not So Crazy at This Idaho Farm Café|Jane & Michael Stern|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Twist a large piece of orange zest and a large piece of lemon zest over the drink and drop into the glass.
The Rise and Fall…and Rise Again of the Old-Fashioned|Allison McNearney|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is increasing evidence that Assad is working with ISIS to squash the Free Syrian Army.
America's Allies Are Funding ISIS|Josh Rogin|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We were at the Bitter Lemon now, Furry, Versie, Charley and I, waiting for the crowd to arrive.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some one had gathered orange and lemon branches, and with these fashioned graceful festoons between.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The acid is extracted from the juice of the citron, the lime, and the lemon, fruits grown in Sicily and the West Indies.
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Never afterward would she write a word upon lemon-colored paper.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
She selected a sheet of lemon-colored note paper, and wrote a message, hurriedly, in pencil.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
When he turns the brush in the cup it makes something like whipped cream, or the top of mother's lemon pies.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for lemon squash

lemon squash

noun

British a drink made from a sweetened lemon concentrate and water

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