middy
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a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer.
Origin of middy
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How to use middy in a sentence
At this point, as there were symptoms of another breakdown, our middy became anxious, and entreated Hester to go on.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. BallantyneAt last the middy and his friend stopped in front of a stair which descended into what appeared to be a dark cellar.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. BallantyneThe drawing was by this time all pencilled in most elaborately, and the middy opened the water-colour box to examine the paints.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. BallantynePardon me,” said the middy, with a deprecatory air, “a sneeze is sometimes difficult to repress.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. BallantyneThe middy stood silent for a minute or so, lost in wonder and expectation, when another door opened and a female entered.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for middy
/ (ˈmɪdɪ) /
informal See midshipman (def. 1)
See middy blouse
Australian a middle-sized glass of beer
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