- 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 Jack London
Carbuncled with wine, and bloated with quass and cabbage soup, I’ll bet my head, Dominico, she’s a countess!
From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne
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 Thomas Wallace Knox
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 J. Ross (John Ross) Browne
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 Alexander Leslie
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