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quinine water

American  

noun

  1. carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.


Etymology

Origin of quinine water

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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The sickness unto death is not the artisan's fear that his arm will go lame; the suburbanite arm could not earn him the price of his quinine water.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gilbey, maker of Gilbey's gin; named a member of the Order of the British Empire was Commander Walter Edward Whitehead, bearded pitchman for Schweppes quinine water.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tonic has always meant Schweppes, a bitter, effervescent quinine water supposed to ward off malaria & malaise.

From Time Magazine Archive

The finger tips may be painted with tincture of aloes, or dipping the tips of the fingers in strong quinine water will sometimes help.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.