† ˈstitchback Obs.
[f. stitch v.1 + back n. Cf. steelback.]
A kind of strong ale.
| 1671 Chamberlayne Pres. St. Eng. i. ii. (ed. 5) 56 There are sold in London..many sorts of Ales very different, as Cock, Stepony, Stich-Back, [etc.]. a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Stitch-back, very strong Ale. 1719 D'Urfey Pills VI. 224 Here's stitch-Back that will please your Wives. |