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phlegm-cutter

noun

Etymology

From phlegm + cutter; first use appears c. 1806.

  1. inherited from cutter
  2. compounded as phlegm-cutter — “phlegm + cutter”

Definitions

  1. An alcoholic drink, especially one consumed before breakfast.

    • "If I'm good enough to talk about I be good enough to drink with," Peters shouted. "Fritz! Squarehead! Two phlegm-cutters here."

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