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claret cup
noun
- an iced beverage made of claret and carbonated water with lemon juice, brandy or other spirits, fruits, and sugar.
claret cup
noun
- an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of claret cup1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
He was given claret cup and feathery sandwiches and asked questions and given information.
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Claret-cup flowed and Champagne sparkled, powerless to raise him to the audacity of an avowal.
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They are often used similarly in lemonade, negus, claret-cup and fruit juice drinks.
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This time is usually spent in the tent sketching, dozing, and reading, with occasional "goes" of claret cup.
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Here was tea, with milk or with lemon-baths of it and claret-cup for the hardier spirits throughout the evening.
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