sharpener

sharpener:    an intoxicating drink

   Usually whisky or gin, which are supposed to liven you up:

    I managed to escape from Colditz for a sharpener or twain with the Major at the RAC Club. (Private Eye, May 1981 — Colditz was Number 10, Downing Street, where Denis Thatcher then lived)

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sharpener — (n.) 1630s, agent noun from SHARPEN (Cf. sharpen) … Etymology dictionary
sharpener — n. a pencil sharpener * * * [ ʃɑːp(ə)nə] a pencil sharpener … Combinatory dictionary
sharpener — [[t]ʃɑ͟ː(r)pnə(r)[/t]] sharpeners N COUNT: usu n N A sharpener is a tool or machine used for sharpening pencils or knives. ...a pencil sharpener … English dictionary
sharpener — UK [ˈʃɑː(r)p(ə)nə(r)] / US [ˈʃɑrp(ə)nər] noun [countable] Word forms sharpener : singular sharpener plural sharpeners a tool used for making something sharp, especially pencils or knives … English dictionary
sharpener — noun any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper a knife sharpener • Derivationally related forms: ↑sharpen • Hypernyms: ↑implement • Hyponyms: ↑grindstone, ↑pencil sharpener, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sharpener — noun A device for making things sharp See Also: sharp, pencil sharpener … Wiktionary
sharpener — noun Sharpener is used after these nouns: ↑knife, ↑pencil … Collocations dictionary
sharpener — sharpen ► VERB ▪ make or become sharp. DERIVATIVES sharpener noun … English terms dictionary
sharpener — noun see sharpen … New Collegiate Dictionary
sharpener — See sharpen. * * * … Universalium

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