brewage

[ broo-ij ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

brewage

/ ˈbruːɪdʒ /

Origin of brewage¹

1535–45; brew + -age; modeled on beverage

The brewage of the sack was entrusted to Joseph Speratti, who boasts that he alone possesses the true receipt.

Well might Colonel Neale recoil in disgust from such a brewage of "fraud, stratagem, and deception."

But, I must beg you, of the oldest brewage; The years a double strength produce.

The brewage of the sack was entrusted to Joseph Speratti, who boasts that he alone possesses the true recipe.

Mr. Glowry, who took the Madeira to be some deadly brewage, gave his promise in dismal panic.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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