subs. (colloquial).—1. A drink. Specifically, DROP or SHORT, or a dram. For synonyms, see GO.
1814. The Quarterly Review, vol. X., p. 521. A gill, taken fasting, is called a GUM-TICKLER.
1864. DICKENS, Our Mutual Friend, bk. IV., ch. iii. I prefer to take it in the form of a GUM-TICKLER.
2. See GUM-SMASHER.
