glass of welcome

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Noun[edit]

glass of welcome (plural glasses of welcome)

  1. A drink taken in celebration of a welcoming.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 291:
      Some one met them on the steps to give the guests a glass of welcome, and they gave father a glass also, but he said, 'No, thanks!' he would not have anything he said, for he had only his old clothes on, and would not intrude on such fine folks.
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