SCRUMPY


Meaning of SCRUMPY in English

/ ˈskrʌmpi; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( BrE ) a type of strong cider (= an alcoholic drink made from apples), made especially in the west of England

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from dialect scrump withered apple .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.