Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bonnyclabber

A drink made of beer and buttermilk. (Irish, bainne, milk; claba, thick or thickened.) 

With beer and buttermilk, mingled together, ...
To drink such ... bonny-clapper.
Ben Jonson: The New Inn, i. 3.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Bono Johnny
Bonnie Dundee
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Related Content