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Brewer's: Bonnyclabber

A drink made of beer and buttermilk. (Irish, bainne, milk; claba, thick or thickened.) With beer and buttermilk, mingled together, ... To drink such ... bonny-clapper. Ben Jonson: The New…

Brewer's: Contingent

(A). The quota of troops furnished by each of several contracting powers, according to agreement. The word properly means the number which falls to the lot of each; hence we call a…

Brewer's: Contretemps

(French). A mischance, something inopportune. Literally, “out of time.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ConventicleContra bonos Mores A B C D E F G H…

Brewer's: Cuffy

A negro; both a generic word and proper name. “Sambo and Cuffey expand under every sky.” —Mrs. Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…
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