Barberton

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proper noun

A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounBarberton (uncountable)
  1. South AfricauncountableIllicit alcoholic drink; moonshine.

    In the front room of the shebeen Henry drank his beer. He looked around at the other drinkers, most of whom were already drunk on Barberton.

    1997, Mike Nicol, Bra Henry, page 7
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    All my uncles drank Barberton and when they didn't eat well, they contracted liquor-flame, a disease that affects the skin, so that one can actually peel it off.

    2010, Don Mattera, Memory is the Weapon, page 46
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