phlegm-cutter

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English

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Etymology

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From phlegm +‎ cutter; first use appears c. 1806.

Noun

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phlegm-cutter (plural phlegm-cutters)

  1. (obsolete, slang) An alcoholic drink, especially one consumed before breakfast.
    • 2022, Brian Penton, Landtakers: The Story of an Epoch:
      "If I'm good enough to talk about I be good enough to drink with," Peters shouted. "Fritz! Squarehead! Two phlegm-cutters here."

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