white satin
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (UK, slang, idiomatic, obsolete) Gin.
- 1966, Henry Mayhew, Peter Quennell, London's Underworld, page 48:
- What did she want with money, except now and then for a drain of white satin.
Usage notes[edit]
In the 20th century, used as a brand name for a particular gin.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary