Kill-the-beggar

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Cheap and poor-quality whiskey. Ireland, obsolete, slang, uncountable

    "In your examination of Monday, you spoke of kill-the-beggar-whiskey; has any analysis been made of that whiskey?"

Synonyms

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corduroy

Example

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"In your examination of Monday, you spoke of kill-the-beggar-whiskey; has any analysis been made of that whiskey?"

Etymology

From kill + the + beggar.

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