white satin

English

Noun

white satin (uncountable)

1. (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

In the 20th century, used as a brand name for a particular gin.

Related terms

• yard of satin

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary