mountain dew
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountain dew
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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What kind of monsters try to feed doritos flavored mountain dew to human beings?
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 13, 2014
The mountain dew was still in the earth though and the dust was heavy with damp and not flying.
From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore
The ice taken from Otsego Lake, from ten to twenty inches thick, according to the severity of the winter, is always pure as mountain dew, and clear as crystal.
From The Story of Cooperstown by Birdsall, Ralph
"No rasher will I cook for you While betther is to spare, sir, But here's a jug of mountain dew, And there's a rattlin' hare, sir."
From Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor by Masson, Thomas L.
Sam felt the need of a drop of mountain dew.
From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.
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