general treat

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

A general treat is a treat of a glass of liquor given by a person in a tavern to the whole company present.


I nearly got myself into a difficulty with my new acquaintances by handing the landlord a share of the reckoning, for having presumed to pay a part of a general treat while laboring under the disqualification of being a stranger.--Hoffman, p. 211.

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