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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†CHEERER, Chearer, n. A glass of spirits and hot water; a toddy; a dram. Also in n.Eng. dial. (E.D.D.). [′tʃi:rər]Sc. 1815 Scott Guy M. (1817) xxiv.:
Another cup of ale and another cheerer, as Dinmont termed it in his country phrase, of brandy and water.Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 331:
I gi'e my word ye'se hae a chearer, Sall heat your crap like ony spice.Edb. 1828 D. M. Moir Mansie Wauch (1839) xvii.:
Ask in a reputable neighbour to . . . take a cheerer with him, as maybe . . . he would not like to use the freedom of drinking by himself.Ayr. 1822 Galt Provost xlvii.:
When we had discussed one cheerer . . . I began, as we were both birzing the sugar for the second.