calabogus

/ ˌkæləˈbəʊɡəs /

noun

1. a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses

Word History and Origins

Origin of calabogus¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Having drunk palm-wine in India, sam-shoo China, saki in Japan, pulque in Mexico, bouza in Egypt, mead in Scandinavia, ale in England, bock-bier in Germany, mastic in Greece, calabogus in Newfoundland, and—soda-water in the United States, I desired to complete the bibulous cosmos, in which koumiss was still lacking.

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