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Meaning of Barbados water | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cordial flavoured with orange- and lemon-peel.

archaic, historical, uncountable

Examples

“[H]e had provided vast quantities of strong beer, flip, rumbo, and burnt brandy, with plenty of Barbadoes water for the ladies […].”
“Drank desperately a good deal of wine and, to crown all, half a pint of Barbados waters.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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