snow-broth

American  

[snoh-brawth, -broth] / ˈsnoʊˌbrɔθ, -ˌbrɒθ /

noun

1. melted snow.

2. a mixture of snow and water.

3. ice-cold liquid.

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Etymology

Origin of snow-broth

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Example Sentences

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snow-broth

It was a village of no importance, save for the road that close by forded the Guadalete, which was a pale icy mountain stream, snow-broth, as Shakespeare said.

From The Judge by Rebecca West

And perhaps the seeming "snow-broth blood" of Angelo puts him upon affecting a more frisky circulation than he really has.

From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Henry Norman Hudson

"A man, whose blood Is very snow-broth; one who never feels The wanton stings and motions of the sense, But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge With profits of the mind, study and fast."

From Notes and Queries, Number 82, May 24, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell

Upon his place, And with full line of his authority, Governs Lord Angelo: a man whose blood Is very snow-broth; one who never feels The wanton stings and motions of the sense.

From Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

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