egg-hot
English
editNoun
edit- (UK, archaic) Eggnog.
- 1881, Pearl Hyem, The fisherman's cove; or, Christianity realised, page 54:
- Jennie Fox watched it with thoughtful pleasure, and the rest were chatting and telling of bygones, enjoying a glass of egg-hot; it being a custom for them to partake of this beverage on this particular night.
References
edit- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary