Xeres
Britishnoun
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Figures obtained by the BBC revealed Operation Daybreak has now received 391 separate allegations, while another 223 complaints have been made to Operation Xeres.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2016
Here's port from Oporto—pure—none av yer vile Saxon compounds; likewise here's sherry from Xeres.
From A Castle in Spain A Novel by De Mille, James
"Yes; I am going to Xeres for wine, for the French general."
From Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War by Paget, Walter
But Teresa would suffer no hands but her own to have the honour of bearing the goblet of gold, filled with the wine of Xeres.
From The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville by A. L. O. E.
"Pity 'tis that we cannot offer him the good wine of Xeres; but water is better than nothing."
From The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville by A. L. O. E.
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