lemon kali

[ kal-ee, key-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British.

1855–60; kali, obsolete for kalium; alkali

We had a bottle of lemon-kali powder on the ground, and I used to have to make a fizzing-cup in a tin mug for the other boys.

The drinkable was lemon kali, served in bedroom tumblers, and stirred up with lead-pencils or tooth-brush handles.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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