- a variation of kvass.
quass
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Russians it was who showed us the way of making quass, for so my father told me,—my father, who got it from his father before him.
From Children of the Frost by London, Jack
We have seen small urchins not more than seven or eight years old with a store of wax-tapers or picture-books, or quass, of which they pressed all passers-by with the greatest pertinacity to become purchasers.
From Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar by Landells, R. T.
Our diner du voyage consisted of pilmania, roast beef, and partridge with bread, cakes, tea, and quass.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
They then called for tea, vodka, and quass, together with a great dish of raw cucumbers, which they set to work devouring with amazing voracity.
From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)
The brewing of quass, the daily baking of bread, and perhaps even the vapour-baths, mainly contributed to this.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882
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