subs. phr. (common).—Small beer: as apt to cause gastralgia: Fr. pissin de cheval (i.e., ‘horse urine’): see SWIPES. Also (2) = sour cider, vinegary wine, etc.
1826. Blackwood’s Magazine, xix. 631. A diet of outlandish soups and BELLY-VENGEANCE.
subs. phr. (common).—Small beer: as apt to cause gastralgia: Fr. pissin de cheval (i.e., ‘horse urine’): see SWIPES. Also (2) = sour cider, vinegary wine, etc.
1826. Blackwood’s Magazine, xix. 631. A diet of outlandish soups and BELLY-VENGEANCE.
