small beer. S.
·superl Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. II. Thin ·vt To make thin (in any of the sens...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·vt To smoke, as tobacco. II. Drink ·noun Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, ...
The drinks of the Hebrews were water, wine, "strong drink," and vinegar. Their drinking vessels were...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
·adj Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable. ...
Consisted of wine (Num. 15:5; Hos. 9:4) poured around the altar (Ex. 30:9). Joined with meat-offerin...
(Heb. shekar'), an intoxicating liquor (Judg. 13:4; Luke 1:15; Isa. 5:11; Micah 2:11) distilled from...
Watered cyder. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
water cyder. W. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Earnest money at rendezvous houses, &c. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The Hebrew term shecar, in its etymological sense, applies to any beverage that had intoxicating qua...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
, or fiddle-block. A block having one sheave larger than the other, sometimes used for quarter-blo...