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shandygaff

[ shan-dee-gaf ]

/ ˈʃæn diˌgæf /

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noun Chiefly British.

a mixed drink of beer with ginger beer.

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Origin of shandygaff

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

Words nearby shandygaff

shamus, Shan, Shandong, shandrydan, shandy, shandygaff, Shane, Shang, Shangaan, shanghai, Shango

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How to use shandygaff in a sentence

Shandygaff, shan′di-gaf, n. a mixture of bitter ale or beer with ginger-beer.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
After a ten-mile pull on the river, a shandygaff of Bass and champagne is comforting to the oarsman.
The Truth About Tristrem Varick|Edgar Saltus
Officers dismounted at the Club, quaffed "shandygaff" and sometimes even "Scotch and soda" in silent sense of exasperation.
A Soldier's Trial|Charles King
What better place can be imagined for a lunch—a biscuit and a bit of cheese, washed down with a pint of refreshing shandygaff.
Nasby in Exile|David R. Locke

In taverns, of course, the churchwarden—beloved of Carlyle and Tennyson—was usually smoked to the accompaniment of shandygaff.
The Social History of Smoking|G. L. Apperson