barley-bree
[ bahr-lee-bree ]
/ ˈbɑr liˌbri /
noun Chiefly Scot.
liquor, malt liquor, or the like, especially whiskey.
Origin of barley-bree
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby barley-bree
barley sandwich,
barley stripe,
barley sugar,
barley water,
barley wine,
barley-bree,
barleycorn,
barlow,
barlow's disease,
barm,
barm cake
Example sentences from the Web for barley-bree
What more poetical life can there be than that of the men with whom we are now quaffing the barley-bree?
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) |John WilsonBy eight o'clock, however, he was merry with the barley-bree, and making a butt of himself to amuse the company.
The House with the Green Shutters |George Douglas Brown