builder's

See also: builders

English

Noun

builder's (uncountable)

1. (UK, informal) Abbreviation of builder's tea.
   • 2001, Nicholas Blincoe, Matt Thorne, All Hail the New Puritans:

     He got a custard danish that had sat around too long and a cup of builder's, ate the cake while he waited on hold for the bank.

   • 2011, Victoria Moore, How To Drink, Granta Books, →ISBN:

     More often it's the simple rituals of drinking that give the most pleasure: the rhythm of the morning cup of tea, whether a mug of builder's or a calming lemon-balm infusion, that helps you out of bed to start the day

   • 2014, Fanny Blake, With A Friend Like You, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     'Just a decent cup of builder's with milk would do me. And a biscuit or two.'

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