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Humming Ale

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Strong liquor that froths well, and causes a humming in the head of the drinker.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Human Sacrifice
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Humanities or Humanity Studies
Humber
Humble Bee
Humble Cow (A)
Humble Pie
Humbug
Hume (David)
Humming Ale
Hummums (in Covent Garden)
Humour
Humpback (The)
Humphrey (Master)
Humpty Dumpty
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Hundred Days
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