ball of malt

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A glass of whiskey. Ireland,idiomatic
    — Myles na gCopaleen, in one of those Cruiskeen Lawn columns that Eamon Morrissey so brilliantl­y adapted for the stage, conjures up a vivid picture of a man suffering the full effects of the night before, entering the pub, ordering in a croaky voice a ball of malt, and then, with shaky hand, firing up a Woodbine. He pours the merest smidgen of water into the whiskey and takes a gigantic gulp that shakes him to his foundations.

词形变化

balls of malt plural

词源

From ball (“glass”) + malt (“whiskey”).
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