shandygaff
[shan-dee-gaf]
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noun Chiefly British.
a mixed drink of beer with ginger beer.
Origin of shandygaff
First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain
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Historical Examples of shandygaff
In taverns, of course, the churchwarden—beloved of Carlyle and Tennyson—was usually smoked to the accompaniment of shandygaff.
The Social History of SmokingG. L. Apperson
Officers dismounted at the Club, quaffed "shandygaff" and sometimes even "Scotch and soda" in silent sense of exasperation.
A Soldier's TrialCharles King
After a ten-mile pull on the river, a shandygaff of Bass and champagne is comforting to the oarsman.
The Truth About Tristrem VarickEdgar Saltus
Shandygaff, shan′di-gaf, n. a mixture of bitter ale or beer with ginger-beer.