Merry-go-down
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 strong ale obsolete, slang, uncountable
"In Ruſcia, there are no preſents but of meate or drinke; I preſent you vvith meate, and you in honourable courteſie to requite mee, can do no leſſe then preſent mee vvith the beſt mornings draught of merry-go-downe in your quarters, […]"
Example
More examples"In Ruſcia, there are no preſents but of meate or drinke; I preſent you vvith meate, and you in honourable courteſie to requite mee, can do no leſſe then preſent mee vvith the beſt mornings draught of merry-go-downe in your quarters, […]"
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