country beer

English

Etymology

See country (“made in India, not imported”).

Noun

country beer (countable and uncountable, plural country beers)

1. (India, historical) Beer made in India, not imported from Europe or elsewhere.
2. (India, historical) A cooling fizzy drink made with tamarinds, lemons, sugar, etc.

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “country beer”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].