Roman punch

American  

noun

British.

1. a lemon-water ice flavored with rum or other alcoholic beverage.

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Etymology

Origin of Roman punch

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Roman punch is served in all manner of dainty conceits as to glass, imitations of flowers, etc.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.

The roast course was always accompanied by an aqueous, semi-frozen concoction which the bill of fare revealed as Roman punch.

From Cheerful—By Request by Ferber, Edna

But a big dinner, with a hired chef and two borrowed footmen, with Roman punch, roses from Henderson's, and menus on gilt-edged cards, was a different affair, and not to be lightly undertaken.

From The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith

Roman punch, when it is served, comes between the roasts and the game, thus preparing the palate for the new flavor.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.

He used one of these web-perfecting talkers—the kind that can be fed with raw Roman punch, and that will turn out punctuated talk in links, like varnished sausages.

From Remarks by Nye, Bill