strikefire

English

Etymology

strike +‎ fire

Noun

strikefire (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
    • 1851, Tom Treddlehoyle's Trip Ta Lunnan‎, Leeds: Alice Mann, page 43:
      […] hevin a little drop a strikefire in a bottle e me pockit, ah thowt ah cuddant do better then drink t'Queen and Prince Olbert's good health […]
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