Meaning of stingo | Babel Free

Definitions

Any strong beer.

archaic, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Sir, if I vvas vvorthy to adviſe you, I vvou'd have a Bottle of good October by me. Shall I ſet a Cup of old Stingo at your Elbovv?”

“The elevated cavaliers sent […]for two tubs of merry stingo.”

“For my outside I never need fear me / While warm with real stingo within.”

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