Adam's ale
Example Sentences
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“Sling along the Adam’s ale, old girl,” said Jim at this point in her reverie.
From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills
Soda-water was the sole product of the lemonade factories; but the quality of Adam's ale tasted worse and was more suggestive of typhoid in that form than in any other.
From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.
They warn't put into Adam's ale for nothin', that's a fact.'
From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
Nothing like plain flour food and Adam's ale!
From Mortmain by Train, Arthur Cheny
"We'd rather drink Adam's ale," said Babbett: "we get that for nothing too."
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
