Adam's ale

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Water. humorous,idiomatic,uncountable
    — [T]hey have beene ſhut up in priſons and dungeons lying on the cold ground, ſtones or boards without beds, ſtraw, fire or any the leaſt refreſhment; allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams''' Ale, and ſcarce a penny bread a day to ſupport their lives, though their friends would provide it for them; [...]

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Attested in 1643. A reference to the only drink available to Adam, the first man in the biblical tradition, while in Eden.
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