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Drink offering
(gcide) | Offering \Of"fer*ing\, n.
1. The act of an offerer; a proffering.
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2. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which
is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a
free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.
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They are polluted offerings more abhorred
Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. --Shak.
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3. A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a
missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal
tithes payable according to custom, either at certain
seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as
marriages or christenings.
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[None] to the offering before her should go.
--Chaucer.
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Burnt offering, Drink offering, etc. See under Burnt.
etc.
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Drink offering
(gcide) | Drink \Drink\, n.
1. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the
stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as
water, coffee, or decoctions.
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Give me some drink, Titinius. --Shak.
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2. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on,
wit is out.
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Drink money, or Drink penny, an allowance, or perquisite,
given to buy drink; a gratuity.
Drink offering (Script.), an offering of wine, etc., in the
Jewish religious service.
In drink, drunk. "The poor monster's in drink." --Shak.
Strong drink, intoxicating liquor; esp., liquor containing
a large proportion of alcohol. " Wine is a mocker, strong
drink is raging." --Prov. xx. 1.
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