- a variation of kvass.
quass
Britishnoun
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And each spoke friendly words and said that the quass was good, till all had drunk.
From Children of the Frost by Jack London
Then he gave a sign, and the slave dipped a gourd full of quass and passed it to Ligoun, as was fit, for his was the highest rank.
From Children of the Frost by Jack London
O Webster! lend me words to voice my grief Bitter as quassia, quass or kumquat peel!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
To not say that the quass was good were insult; to spit forth upon the ground were worse than insult.
From Children of the Frost by Jack London
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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