Bishop Barker

noun

Etymology

After Frederic Barker, who became the second Anglican bishop of Sydney, Australia, in 1855 and was noted for his height and for being a teetotaller. The expression became obsolete in the 1870s.

Definitions

  1. A very tall glass of beer.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA