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lemon squash

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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Example sentences from the Web for lemon squash

  • Jack called for a lemon-squash, and turned his wine-glasses upside down.

    My Lord Duke|E. W. Hornung

  • I should like a strawberry ice, and a lemon-squash, and a millefeuille cake.

    The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett

  • And as the colonel moved off she added, Just tell them that Ill have lemon-squash instead of tea, will you?

    Christmas Roses and Other Stories|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

  • I will go and make you a lemon-squash,” she said coldly; “you are possibly thirsty.

    In the Mist of the Mountains|Ethel Turner

British Dictionary definitions for lemon squash

lemon squash

noun

British a drink made from a sweetened lemon concentrate and water
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