̈ɪbɪə n. 1 a an
alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented
malt etc., flavoured
with hops. b a
glass of
this,
esp. a
pint or half-pint. 2
any of
several other fermented drinks, e.g.
ginger beer. øbeer
and skittles
amusement (life is
not all beer and skittles). beer-cellar 1 an
underground room for storing beer. 2 a
basement or
cellar for selling or drinking beer. beer-engine
Brit. a
machine that draws up beer from a
barrel in a cellar. beer
garden a garden
where beer is
sold and
drunk. beer
hall a
large room where beer is sold and drunk. beer-mat a
small table-mat for a beer-glass. beer pump US = beer-engine. [OE beor f. LL biber drink f. L bibere]