ciderkin
A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in waterA weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water; considered a drink for commoners, and traditionally often given to children.
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal, historical, possibly, uncountable)A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water; considered a drink for commoners, and traditionally often given to children.
Origin
From cider + -kin; A Dictionary of the English Language calls it a "low word". Johnson theFrom cider + -kin; A Dictionary of the English Language calls it a "low word". Johnson then specifies in his time that it was brewed from "murk or gross matter of apples, after the cider is pressed out... [with] boiled water added to it; the whole infusing for about forty-eight hours."
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