Huffcap
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Strong ale. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"To quench the scorching heat of our parched throtes, with the best nippitatum in this toun, which is commonly called huffcap, it will make a man look as though he had seen the devil, and quickly move him to call his own father whoreson."
- 2 A bully or blusterer. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"I am with child, till I behold this huff-cap."
Example
More examples"To quench the scorching heat of our parched throtes, with the best nippitatum in this toun, which is commonly called huffcap, it will make a man look as though he had seen the devil, and quickly move him to call his own father whoreson."
Etymology
From huff + cap. The ale is called this "because it induced people to set their caps in a bold huffing fashion."
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