morning draught

English

Noun

morning draught (plural morning draughts)

1. (now rare) An alcoholic drink taken as breakfast, or early in the morning. [from 16th c.]
   • 1660 April 14, Samuel Pepys, Diary:

     Rose and drank a good morning draught there with Mr. Sheply, which occasioned my thinking upon the happy life that I live now, had I nothing to care for but myself.

Synonyms

• morning pint

Translations

alcoholic drink taken in the morning

• Finnish: aamuryyppy
• German: Frühschoppen (de)
• Persian: صبوح (fa) (sabuh) (archaic)