Definition of Sloe gin

1. Noun. Gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn).

Terms within: Sloe
Generic synonyms: Gin

Definition of Sloe gin

1. Noun. A dark red liqueur made from sloe berries. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sloe Gin

slobbiness
slobbish
slobbishness
slobby
slobland
sloblands
slobs
slocken
slockened
slockening
slockens
slocking stone
slocking stones
sloe
sloe-eyed
sloe gin (current term)
sloebush
sloelike
sloes
sloetree
sloetrees
slog
slog-sweep
slogan
sloganed
sloganeer
sloganeered
sloganeering
sloganeers
sloganize

Literary usage of Sloe gin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Coasts of Devon and Lundy Island: Their Towns, Villages, Scenery by John Lloyd Warden Page (1895)
"... Sandy Way— Watermouth — Smallmouth Caves — Berrynarbor—Bishop Jewel — Manor House—A Healthy Place—"Dangerously Old"—sloe gin—Watermouth Harbour and ..."

2. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1911)
"Grape Fruit with sloe gin Prepare grape fruit for serving and add to each portion oue-half tablespoon sloe gin. Fruit Cocktail Remove pulp from grape fruit, ..."

3. The Cornish Riviera by Great Western Railway (Great Britain) (1905)
"PLYMOUTH Sole Proprietors of the (Pedlar Brand) sloe gin and other Liqueurs. BY ROYAL WARRANT TO HIS MAJESTY THE EING Wine & Spirit Merchants. ..."

4. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain. Privy Council, Great Britain. Supreme Court of Judicature (1904)
"... and (2) an injonction to restrain the defendant, bis agents and servants, from selling or passing off sloe gin not of the plaintiffs' manufacture as and ..."

5. Misalliance: The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, and Fanny's First Play. With a by Bernard Shaw (1914)
"sloe gin. Vegetarian, you know. GUNNER [hesitating] Is it a fruit beverage? ... [He gives him a glass of sloe gin]. GUNNER [going to the sideboard] Thanks. ..."

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