Dictionary - Definition of ADAM'S ALE


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. Water. [Coll.].[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: ADAM'S ALE

Expressions	Definition
Adam's ale	Water. [Coll.]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Adam's ale	Literature	Water as a beverage; from the supposition that Adam had nothing but water to drink. In Scotland water for a beverage is called Adam's Wine. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Adam's ale	Slang in 1811	ADAM'S ALE. Water. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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