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1. AOC in A, n. View full entry 1957
...(with reference to wine, or some foods) appellation d'origine contrôlée....
2. ASH in A, n. View full entry 1968
...Action on Smoking and Health....
3. ATF in A, n. View full entry 1969
...Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Bureau), a law enforcement agency within the United States Justice Department responsible (since 1968) for enforcing laws and regulations relating to firearms, alcohol, tobacco, explosives, and...
4. abattoir, n. View full entry 1809
...A slaughterhouse; a place where animals are killed for food....
5. Abdulla, n. View full entry 1903
...A brand of Turkish cigarette; a cigarette of this type. Freq. attrib....
6. Abernethy, n. View full entry 1830
...More fully Abernethy biscuit. A hard biscuit flavoured with caraway seeds....
7. † abesse, n. View full entry 1725
...A thinly-rolled piece of pastry....
8. abricotine, n. View full entry 1888
...A variety of apricot brandy liqueur; (also) apricot brandy....
9. abroad, adv., prep., and n. View full entry 1781
...Brewing. attrib., in abroad clerk, abroad cooper: designating a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept, etc....
10. absinthe, n. and adj. View full entry 1804
...A highly alcoholic bitter aniseed-flavoured spirit, usually green in colour, traditionally distilled from wine flavoured with wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and other herbs, and served diluted with sugared water. Also ...
11. absinthites, n. View full entry 1601
...A type of bitter wine flavoured with wormwood, often used medicinally. Cf. absinthe1....
12. abuse, v. View full entry ?a1439
...trans. To misrepresent (a person or thing); to adulterate; to falsify. refl. To show oneself in false colours, to make false pretensions. Obs....
13. † acate, n. View full entry 1465
...In pl. or collect. Bought provisions; provisions that are not made in the house, but have to be purchased fresh when wanted, as meat, fish, etc. Hence: all...
14. acenaphthylene, n. View full entry 1875
...A crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon found in coal tar and tobacco smoke. Cf. acenaphthene...
15. acetifier, n. View full entry 1853
...An apparatus in which acetous fermentation is carried out in the manufacture of vinegar....
16. acetify, v. View full entry 1789
...trans. To subject to acetous fermentation in the manufacture of vinegar; to convert into vinegar....
17. achar, n. View full entry 1598
...In South Asian cookery: a type of pickle or relish made from fruit or vegetables preserved in spiced oil or vinegar....
18. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
19. acid tablet in acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1893
...= acidulated tabletacidulated; cf. acid drop...
20. acid drop, n. View full entry 1783
...A kind of boiled sweet flavoured with tartaric acid and having a sharp, sour taste....
