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noun
a cordial or liqueur made from gin flavored with sloes.
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Origin of sloe gin
First recorded in 1890â95
Words nearby sloe gin
slobby,
slob ice,
Slocum,
sloe,
sloe-eyed,
sloe gin,
slog,
slogan,
sloganeer,
sloganize,
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How to use sloe gin in a sentence
When the couple played The Gin Game in Los Angeles, Hitchcock sent them a case of gin.
This fancy spice pack pairs with four different spiritsâvodka, tequila, aquavit, and ginâto ensure the perfect morning pick-me-up.
Gin rummy was his big game and he fraternized with high rollers like Minnesota Fats and Dean Chance.
Gin and white vermouth shaken with salted pomegranate syrup, dappled with rosewater.
And then there are the politicians, almost exclusively Republicans, who gin up hate of the âotherâ for political gain.
Since the people have taken to gin-drinking, cider is out of favour and the orchards destroyed.
I think he tried to be kind, an' he gin her a lil ivory book he had on his watch-chain, but you see he didn't feel it.
But hold your tongue for a while, and cast your eye along the valley, and watch the mist gathering on the furze and sloe trees.
When they carried out the coffins, she sprang up gin she wad follow them, but was putten back to bed again.
Den I gin 'm ten cents apiece, en dey 'uz mighty well satisfied, en wisht some mo' raf's 'ud come along en make 'm rich agin.
British Dictionary definitions for sloe gin
noun
gin flavoured with sloe juice
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