strongers slang.
(ˈstrɒŋəz)
[f. strong a. + -er6.]
1. Naut. = soogee-moogee a.
| 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 135 Strongers, any strong cleaning preparation such as spirits of salt. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 202 Strongers, a compound cleaning mixture, caustic, etc., made up for use; also spirits of salts, acids, etc., undiluted. |
2. = strong drink. slang. rare.
| 1939 Joyce Finnegans Wake 58 Swiping rums and beaunes and sherries and ciders and negus and citronnades too. The strongers. |