shandygaff
[ shan-dee-gaf ]
/ ˈʃæn diˌgæf /
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
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Example sentences from the Web for shandygaff
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 SaltusShandygaff, shan′di-gaf, n. a mixture of bitter ale or beer with ginger-beer.
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. AppersonOfficers dismounted at the Club, quaffed "shandygaff" and sometimes even "Scotch and soda" in silent sense of exasperation.
A Soldier's Trial|Charles King