Tanglelegs
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tanglelegs is a noun meaning (archaic, US) Alcoholic liquor.
Meaning
(archaic, US) Alcoholic liquor.
Example Sentences
Whiskee iz one ov the tonicks, i think, but i aint sure, i kno it iz one ov the tanglelegs, for I hav seen it tried often.
You remind me of a sailor I saw the other day. Jack was already "half seas over," when he went into Smith's and called for an ounce of old tangle-legs. Thinks I, what is that? So I kept my eye on the scales, but Smith understood him; so he gave him a glass, you see, and off he went. But, dear me, I guess it was tangle-legs! First he went this way; and then that, zigzag, like a Virginia fence, till his legs got into a complete tangle, and down he went.
Word Forms
- tangle-leg
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tangle-leg, tanglefoot, tangle, tavernman, daggle-tail, fuddlecap.
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