Potation

  • 21potation —   n. act of drinking; drinking bout; thing drunk.    ♦ potatory, a …

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  • 22drink — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A liquid for drinking, or a portion of this] Syn. beverage, sip, gulp, potion, potable, libation, drop, bottle, glass, toast, belt, refreshment, thirst quencher, draft, potation, drinkable, liquid, quaff, brew, tonic, tall… …

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  • 23Food — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Eating. < N PARAG:Food >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eating eating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition gulp epulation mastication manducation rumination Sgm: N 1 hippophagy hippophagy …

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  • 24drink — v 1. imbibe, quaff, sip, sup, Archaic. bib, Inf. swig, Inf. belt, Inf. pull; drain, wash down, toss off; gulp, swallow, Sl. guzzle or guzzle down, Sl. swill or swill down. 2.(all of alcoholic beverages) tipple, tope, bouse or bowse, Inf. booze,… …

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  • 25achievement — Hatchment Hatch ment ( ment), n. [Corrupt. fr. achievement.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Her.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge shaped or square, but… …

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  • 26Angle of draught — Draught Draught, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.] 1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like. [1913… …

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  • 27Black draught — Draught Draught, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.] 1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like. [1913… …

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  • 28Blast draught — Draught Draught, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.] 1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like. [1913… …

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  • 29Dram — (dr[a^]m), n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma, drachm, drachma, fr. Gr. drachmh , prop., a handful, fr. dra ssesqai to grasp. Cf. {Drachm}, {Drachma}.] 1. A weight; in Apothecaries weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in… …

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  • 30Draught — Draught, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.] 1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like. [1913 Webster] A …

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