sloe gin

noun

a cordial or liqueur made from gin flavored with sloes.

Origin of sloe gin

First recorded in 1890–95

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Historical Examples

Thus, at half-past ten, we find her officers drinking the toast of Deutschland unter Alles in sloe-gin.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy
Archibald Hurd
The bottle of sloe-gin was getting low, and her spirits were proportionally high.
Furze the Cruel
John Trevena
The lady's carriage was often kept at a walking pace by these human slugs with their fill of sloe-gin.
Furze the Cruel
John Trevena

British Dictionary definitions for sloe gin

sloe gin

noun

gin flavoured with sloe juice

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Examples from the Web for sloe gin

Historical Examples

Thus, at half-past ten, we find her officers drinking the toast of Deutschland unter Alles in sloe-gin.

The bottle of sloe-gin was getting low, and her spirits were proportionally high.

The lady's carriage was often kept at a walking pace by these human slugs with their fill of sloe-gin.

sloe gin

Origin of sloe gin