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ciderkin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ciderkin
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water; considered a drink for commoners, and traditionally often given to children.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From cider + -kin; A Dictionary of the English Language calls it a "low word". Johnson then specifies in his time that it was brewed from "murk or gross matter of apples, after the cider is pressed out... [with] boiled water added to it; the whole infusing for about forty-eight hours."

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What does ciderkin mean?
A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water; considered a drink for commoners, and traditionally often given to children.
Where does ciderkin come from?
From cider + -kin; A Dictionary of the English Language calls it a "low word". Johnson then specifies in his time that it was brewed from "murk or gross matter of apples, after the cider is pressed out... [with] boiled water added to it; the whole infusing for about forty-eight hours."

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