Meaning of chasse café | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“"[…] And here comes tea and coffee—may as well have⟳ some, I suppose⟳ it will be all the same price. And what's this?" eyeing a lot of liqueur glasses full of eau de vie. "Chasse café, Monsieur," said the garçon. "Chasse cafe—chasse cafe—what's that? Oh, I twig—what we call⟳ 'shove in the mouth' at the Free-and-Easy.—Yes, certainly, give⟳ me a glass."”

“The former will have⟳ devoted himself to you for the first half-score hours, have⟳ promenaded, dined à la carte, and chasse café’d with you, seen you to your hotel with bows, promises, and ravishing language, and then—have⟳ forgotten you for ever.”

“I could not understand⟳ why they gave us unlimited light⟳ claret for dinner, with Madeira and champagne, with any number⟳ of chasse cafés, all included in the passage-money, whilst any one calling for a modest glass of ale had to pay⟳ extra, and pretty handsomely, for the same.”

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