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† pomperkin, pompirkin Obs. Also 8 pome-pirk. [Origin uncertain: ? f. pome or pomepear.] A ‘small drink’ made from refuse pomace and water; ciderkin.1637 J. Taylor (Water P.) Drinke & Welcome A iij b, The sixt sort of Brittish drinkes is Pomperkin..being nothing but the Apples bruised and beaten to ...
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▪ I. perkin2 (ˈpɜːkɪn) [? f. purr (or ? f. perry2) + -kin: cf. pomperkin.] (See quots.) If the word was derived from perry, it must have been applied orig. to a weak kind of perry, analogous to ciderkin from cider; but of this evidence has not been found.1785 Grose Dict. Vulg. T., Perkin, water cyde...
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