† whippincrust Obs. rare—1.
Some kind of wine; ? a perversion of hippocras.
1616 Marlowe's Faustus Wks. (1910) 197 Rob. [the ostler]. If thou't go but to the Tauerne with me, I'le giue thee..Sacke, Muskadine, Malmesey and Whippincrust. |
† whippincrust Obs. rare—1.
Some kind of wine; ? a perversion of hippocras.
1616 Marlowe's Faustus Wks. (1910) 197 Rob. [the ostler]. If thou't go but to the Tauerne with me, I'le giue thee..Sacke, Muskadine, Malmesey and Whippincrust. |
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