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Brewer's: Amalthea's Horn
The cornucopia or horn of plenty. The infant Zeus was fed with goats' milk by Amalthea, one of the daughters of Melisseus, King of Crete. Zeus, in gratitude, broke off one of the goat's…Brewer's: Gotch
A large stone jug with a handle (Norfolk). Fetch the gotch, mor—i.e. fetch the great water-jug, lassie. “A gotch of milk I've been to fill.” Bloomfield: Richard and Kate. Source:…Brewer's: Cat-lap
Milk or weak tea, only fit for the cat to lap. “A more accomplished old woman never drank cat-lap.” —Sir W. Scott: Redgauntlet, chap. xii. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Boa
Pliny says the word is from bos (a cow), and arose from the supposition that the boa sucked the milk of cows. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BoanergesBo-…Brewer's: Bonnyclabber
A drink made of beer and buttermilk. (Irish, bainne, milk; claba, thick or thickened.) With beer and buttermilk, mingled together, ... To drink such ... bonny-clapper. Ben Jonson: The New…Brewer's: Amrita
The elixir of immortality, made by churning the milk-sea (Hindu mythology). Sir William Jones speaks of an apple so called, because it bestows immortality on those who partake of it. The…Brewer's: Dairy
A corrupt form of “dey-ery,” Middle English deierie and deyyerye, from deye, a dairymaid. “The dey or farm-woman entered with her pitchers, to deliver the milk for the family.” —Scott:…Brewer's: Posset
properly means a drink taken before going to bed; it was milk curdled with wine. “In his morning's draught ... his concerves or cates ... and when he goeth to bedde his posset smoaking hot…Brewer's: Q.P
Quantum placet. Two letters used in prescriptions, meaning the quantity may be as little or much as you like. Thus, in a cup of tea we might say “Milk and suger q.p.” Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Trimilki
The Anglo-Saxon name for the month of May, because in that month they began to milk their kine three times a day. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Trending
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