morning draught

English

Noun

morning draught (plural morning draughts)

(now rare) An alcoholic drink taken as breakfast, or early in the morning. [from 16th c.]
- 1660 April 14, Samuel Pepys, Diary:
  Rose and drank a good morning draught there with Mr. Sheply, which occasioned my thinking upon the happy life that I live now, had I nothing to care for but myself.

Synonyms

morning pint

Translations

alcoholic drink taken in the morning

Finnish: aamuryyppy
German: Frühschoppen (de)
Persian: صبوح (fa) (sabuh) (archaic)

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