• Sack-whey

    Origin

    From sack("sherry") + whey.

    Full definition of sack-whey

    Noun

    sack-whey

    (uncountable)
    1. An alcoholic drink of sherry with whey (weak milk) and sugar.
      • Fielding Tom Jones|VII|xiii"Won't you allow him sack-whey?" said the landlady.—"Ay, ay, sack-whey," cries the doctor, "if you will, provided it be very small."
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