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  • 61vinegar — noun Vinegar is used after these nouns: ↑cider, ↑sherry, ↑wine …

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  • 62VINEGAR BIBLE —    an edition of the Bible printed at Oxford, in which the page containing the Parable of the Vineyard in Luke xx. was headed Parable of the Vinegar …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 63vinegar — South African Slang Origin: Kasi / township slang (Origin: Port Elizabeth) Denoting insecurity; especially used of people who behave nastily to others because of their own complexes. He s full of vinegar meaning he s got so many chips on his… …

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  • 64vinegar — Sour wine; offered to Jesus on the cross in a pathetic attempt to diminish the pain (Mark 15:36) but perhaps understood later as a further infliction of suffering (Luke 23:36) if it was seen as a fulfilment of the suggestion of vinegar as poison… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 65vinegar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. acetum, pickle; condiment, preservative. See sourness. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of vinegar include: cider, white, malt, beer, wine, tarragon, raspberry, beetroot, dilute, balsamic, rice, herb, fruit;… …

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  • 66vinegar — vin|e|gar [ˈvınıgə US ər] n [U] ↑vinegar, ↑pepper, ↑oil, ↑salt [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: vinaigre, from vin wine + aigre sour ] a sour tasting liquid made from ↑malt or wine that is used to improve the taste of food or to preserve… …

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  • 67vinegar strokes — n pl British the pelvic thrusting just before the achieving of male orgasm. An item of sexual slang which has been common in armed forces usage since World War II, though it has recently been given more widespread prominence by alternative… …

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  • 68vinegar — [[t]vɪ̱nɪgə(r)[/t]] vinegars N MASS Vinegar is a sharp tasting liquid, usually made from sour wine or malt, which is used to make things such as salad dressing …

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  • 69vinegar eel — vin′egar eel n. ivt a nematode, Turbatrix aceti commonly found in unpasteurized vinegar. Also called vin′egar worm . • Etymology: 1830–40 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 70vinegar effect — /ˈvɪnəgər əfɛkt/ (say vinuhguhr uhfekt) noun the deterioration of archival films, especially those with a nitrate or acetate base, causing a pickle or vinegar like smell …