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snake juice

British

noun

slang any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made

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Etymology

Origin of snake juice

C19: perhaps so called from its poisonous effects

Example Sentences

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Distillers threw rotten fruit and molasses waste in the gallon to brew with ammonium chloride to produce something called “snake juice,” which was collected by lepers and taken around the city.

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