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scrumpy
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tags: [britain] [drink]
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Definition:a term for certain types of cider originating in the West of England, particularly Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. Traditionally, the dialect term "scrumpy" was used to refer to what was otherwise called "rough", a harsh cider made from unselected apples.from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.
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Partridge: Surely not Strollop's Lobster Scrumpy?
Blackadder: No -- it is Blackadder's Bowel Basher!
[Baldrick enters with a pitcher and glass.]
BBC. Blackadder, season 2: Beer
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Hyacinth: I've always had an eye for quality.
Lord: One way to ruin your eyes is drinking too much of that stuff.
Hyacinth: Really? And it's entirely handmade by the dowager Lady Ursula? Absolutely.
Lord: The rest of us ran a mile from old mumsy's scrumpy.
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances, season 5: The Country Estate Sale (1995)
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