whip-belly vengeance
English
editEtymology
editFrom whip-belly + vengeance.
Noun
editwhip-belly vengeance (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Poor-quality beer.
- 1738, Jonathan Swift, “Dialogue II”, in Polite Conversation[1], published 1892, page 158:
- Ay, Madam, strong of the Water; I believe the Brewer forgot the Malt, or the River was too near him: Faith, it is mere Whip-Belly-Vengeance; he that drinks most has the worst Share.