Meanings
- slanguncountableSynonym of beer.
“The well-known Dr. Kitchener,” however, has discovered, that homebrewed beer is “liquid bread.”
1841, “To the Rev. Mortlock Daniell of Ramsgate”, in The New British and Foreign Temperance Magazine, page 2311 more example
As “liquid bread” (see Schiefenhovel and Macbeth 2011), the nutritional benefits of beer are commendable, with barley-beer containing more B vitamins and the essential amino acid lysine than barley bread.
2015, Kaori O'Connor, The Never-ending Feast: The Anthropology and Archaeology of FeastingSynonyms: beer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of beer.
Origin
From being a liquid made from the ingredients used to make bread (grain, yeast, water).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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