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English
Etymology
From phlegm + cutter; first use appears c. 1806.
Noun
phlegm-cutter (plural phlegm-cutters)
- (obsolete, slang) An alcoholic drink, especially one consumed before breakfast.
2022, Brian Penton, Landtakers: The Story of an Epoch:"If I'm good enough to talk about I be good enough to drink with," Peters shouted. "Fritz! Squarehead! Two phlegm-cutters here."
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