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BEERS
Noun
beers
plural of beer
Usage notes
Beer is both countable and uncountable; the plural refers to servings of beer. See beer.
Anagrams
• Reebs, brees, reebs
Source: Wiktionary
BEER
Beer, n. Etym: [OE. beor, ber, AS. beór; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. *93, See Brew.]
1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
Note: Beer has different names, as small beer, ale, porter, brown stout, lager beer, according to its strength, or other qualities. See Ale.
2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. Small beer, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. "To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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