phlegm-cutter

English

Etymology

phlegm +‎ cutter; first use appears c. 1806.

Noun

phlegm-cutter (plural phlegm-cutters)

1. (obsolete, slang) An alcoholic drink, especially one consumed before breakfast.
   • 2022, Brian Penton, Landtakers: The Story of an Epoch:

     "If I'm good enough to talk about I be good enough to drink with," Peters shouted. "Fritz! Squarehead! Two phlegm-cutters here."

See also

• gum-tickler