2. Noun. (slang) An alcoholic drink. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Livener
1. one that livens [n -S] - See also: livens
Lexicographical Neighbors of Livener
Literary usage of Livener
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"livener (military), an early morning drink. Liverpool tailor (tailors), one who
sits with his hat and coat on, ready for the road. Live to the door, ..."
2. Twice-born Men: A Clinic in Regeneration; a Footnote in Narrative to by Harold Begbie (1909)
"At the age of six he was running every morning to a public-house for his mother's "
livener." To get even with this mother for routing him out of bed before ..."
3. The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: With the Exception of His by Joseph Addison, Thomas Tickell (1811)
"The trumpet, however, is a necessary instrument about a court, and a proper en-
livener of a concert, though of no great harmony by itself. ..."
4. The Wits and Beaux of Society by A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton (1871)
"The spirit of White's and Brookes', the companion of a prince and a score of
noblemen, the en- livener of every ' fashionable' table, was forgotten by all ..."
5. The Year Book of the United States Brewers' Association by United States Brewers' Association (1915)
"The next day he does not feel up to working, so goes again to the "pub" for a
livener; and so he goes on from year to year, never feeling as a healthy, ..."
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