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Definition of Switchel
1. n. A beverage of molasses and water, seasoned with vinegar and ginger.
Definition of Switchel
1. Noun. (American English) A beverage of molasses and water, seasoned with vinegar and ginger. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Switchel
1. a treacle beer [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Switchel
Literary usage of Switchel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"switchel, я. Sweetened water, molasses and water. Switzer, я. Swiss. Swivel, я.
I. Caster. 3. Swivel-gun. Swivel-gun, n. Swivel. Swob, n. See SWAB. ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"... va lie .u, whip, lash, swinge, flog, birch, cane, dust one's jacket. switchel, H.
Sweetened water, molasses and water. ..."
3. The Borderland of Country Life by Augusta Larned (1919)
"switchel, well shaken, was thought to be not so bad a drink. ... So perhaps
switchel was known and honored even in those far-off days. ..."
4. The Borderland of Country Life by Augusta Larned (1919)
"switchel, well shaken, was thought to be not so bad a drink. ... So perhaps
switchel was known and honored even in those far-off days. ..."
5. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1839)
"No whale, no switchel,' is frequently the rule ; but / am inclined to think that,
whale or no whale, a little rum is not amiss, after a lusty pull. ..."
6. Walks about Washington by Francis Ellington Leupp (1915)
"While we are on the subject of indulgences, we must not overlook a drink called
switchel, which was very popular, being compounded of rum, ginger, molasses, ..."
7. The Insurgents: An Historical Novel by Ralph Lockwood (1835)
"No, not if 1 can git switchel, 1 guess," said Zeek. And the landlord with a heavy
countenance, and a heart that was sinking down to his very shoes, ..."
8. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"switchel, я. Sweetened water, molasses and water. Switzer, я. Swiss. Swivel, я.
I. Caster. 3. Swivel-gun. Swivel-gun, n. Swivel. Swob, n. See SWAB. ..."
9. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"... va lie .u, whip, lash, swinge, flog, birch, cane, dust one's jacket. switchel, H.
Sweetened water, molasses and water. ..."
10. The Borderland of Country Life by Augusta Larned (1919)
"switchel, well shaken, was thought to be not so bad a drink. ... So perhaps
switchel was known and honored even in those far-off days. ..."
11. The Borderland of Country Life by Augusta Larned (1919)
"switchel, well shaken, was thought to be not so bad a drink. ... So perhaps
switchel was known and honored even in those far-off days. ..."
12. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1839)
"No whale, no switchel,' is frequently the rule ; but / am inclined to think that,
whale or no whale, a little rum is not amiss, after a lusty pull. ..."
13. Walks about Washington by Francis Ellington Leupp (1915)
"While we are on the subject of indulgences, we must not overlook a drink called
switchel, which was very popular, being compounded of rum, ginger, molasses, ..."
14. The Insurgents: An Historical Novel by Ralph Lockwood (1835)
"No, not if 1 can git switchel, 1 guess," said Zeek. And the landlord with a heavy
countenance, and a heart that was sinking down to his very shoes, ..."
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