shandygaff

American  

[shan-dee-gaf] / ˈʃæn diˌgæf /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a mixed drink of beer with ginger beer.

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Etymology

Origin of shandygaff

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Bindle was receiving in his sitting-room at the Sceptre, surrounded by the leading spirits of St. Joseph's, including the kangaroo, which was clutching a large glass of shandygaff.

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After a ten-mile pull on the river, a shandygaff of Bass and champagne is comforting to the oarsman.

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In any case, there he was at the door with Jack, to meet the crew as they landed after the race, with a large pewter, foaming with shandygaff, in each hand, for their recreation.

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In taverns, of course, the churchwarden—beloved of Carlyle and Tennyson—was usually smoked to the accompaniment of shandygaff.

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A very mild shandygaff was compounded for him in an old Oriel pewter. 

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