lemon squash

American  

noun

British.

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

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lemon squash British  

noun

1. a drink made from a sweetened lemon concentrate and water

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Etymology

Origin of lemon squash

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The lemon squash, pilfered off the courts at the end of the day and swigged undiluted on the return coach trip, never even made it that far.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

"Will you have lime juice or lemon squash?"

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2013

Arriving in Southampton for a surprise inspection visit to the Nahlin, King Edward watched cases of champagne, Scotch, soda, lime squash and lemon squash being carried aboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today almost every family has one, and last year Feisal even introduced television�though a heavily edited version in which Dodge City cowpokes swagger up to the bar and demand "a shot of lemon squash."

From Time Magazine Archive

As she talked she passed into the cool shade of the hut and busied herself preparing a lemon squash for him, not needing to ask if it were his choice.

From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude