liquor up
Britishverb
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A French poet of the eighteenth century produced the following: Lines on Coffee Translation from the French Good coffee is more than a savory cup, Its aroma has power to dry liquor up.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
Nor fear that I, my gentle maid, Shall long detain the cup, When once unto the bottom I Have drunk the liquor up.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 by Various
A constant flow of liquor is regulated through the washer, and the gas, in order to pass through the perforations, drives the liquor up into the troughs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
The paste is added to the previous mixture, and, after being well stirred in, sufficient water is added to make the total volume of liquor up to 100 gallons.
From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin
So I judged that their anxiety and the turmoil of their hearts had not burned their liquor up, as had been the case with me.
From Red Axe by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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