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Meaning of ball of malt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A glass of whiskey.

Ireland, idiomatic

Examples

“Myles na gCopaleen, in one of those Cruiskeen Lawn columns that Eamon Morrissey so brilliantl­y adapted for the stage⟳, conjures up a vivid picture of a man suffering the full effects of the night before, entering the pub, ordering in a croaky voice a ball of malt, and then, with shaky hand, firing up a Woodbine. He pours the merest smidgen of water into the whiskey and takes a gigantic gulp that shakes him to his foundations.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

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