stingo

noun
/ˈstɪŋɡəʊ/

Etymology

From sting + -o.

  1. inherited from *stungiz
  2. inherited from stynġ
  3. inherited from *stingaz
  4. inherited from sting
  5. inherited from styng
  6. suffixed as stingo — “sting + o

Definitions

  1. Any strong beer.

    • Sir, if I vvas vvorthy to adviſe you, I vvou'd have a Bottle of good October by me. Shall I ſet a Cup of old Stingo at your Elbovv?
    • The elevated cavaliers sent […]for two tubs of merry stingo.
    • For my outside I never need fear me / While warm with real stingo within.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stingo. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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