Definition of beer

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Beer (n.) A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor..

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Purl :: Purl (n.) Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices..
Bittering :: Bittering (n.) A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.
Lager :: Lager (n.) Lager beer.
Guzzle :: Guzzle (v. t.) To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer..
Shankbeer :: Shankbeer (n.) See Schenkbeer.
Swiped :: Swipe (n.) Poor, weak beer; small beer..
Cue :: Cue (n.) A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing.
Glucose :: Glucose (n.) The trade name of a sirup, obtained as an uncrystallizable reside in the manufacture of glucose proper, and containing, in addition to some dextrose or glucose, also maltose, dextrin, etc. It is used as a cheap adulterant of sirups, beers, etc..
Flip :: Flip (n.) A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron..
Cistern :: Cistern (n.) An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids..
Bibirine :: Bibirine (n.) See Bebeerine.
Quass :: Quass (n.) A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the Russians..
Southernwood :: Southernwood (n.) A shrubby species of wormwood (Artemisia Abrotanum) having aromatic foliage. It is sometimes used in making beer.
Publican :: Publican (n.) The keeper of an inn or public house; one licensed to retail beer, spirits, or wine..
Barm :: Barm (n.) Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast..
Head :: Head (n.) A rounded mass of foam which rises on a pot of beer or other effervescing liquor.
Barley :: Barley (n.) A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky..
Blink :: Blink (v. i.) To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc..
Brewing :: Brewing (n.) The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale..
Buxine :: Buxine (n.) An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common box tree. It is identical with bebeerine; -- called also buxina..
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