French cream

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English

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Etymology

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An allusion to the French custom of taking brandy in one's tea instead of cream.

Noun

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French cream (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, UK, slang) Brandy.

References

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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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