morning draught
Definition
Noun (countable):
- An alcoholic drink consumed before breakfast: "morning draught" refers to a serving of liquor or strong beverage taken in the early part of the day, typically as a morning stimulant or to settle the stomach. This usage is archaic or historical.
Usage Examples
- (He drank a small amount of brandy before breakfast as a morning ritual.)
- (A historical practice of drinking alcohol in the morning.)
- (A medicinal drink taken early in the day.)
Advanced Usage
- "morning draught" as a historical term: In older texts, this phrase often appears in descriptions of daily routines or medicinal practices.
- The diary recorded his habit of a morning draught before any other activity.(A fixed morning ritual involving alcohol.)
Variants and Related Words
- Draught (n): a single act of drinking or the amount swallowed in one go.
- He took a long draught of water after the run. (A large swallow.)
- Morning (adj/adv): relating to the early part of the day.
- She prefers a morning walk to clear her mind. (Occurring in the morning.)
Synonyms
- Eye-opener: (informal) a drink taken early in the day, especially to relieve a hangover or to wake up.
- He needed an eye-opener after last night's party. (A morning drink to feel better.)
- Hair of the dog: (idiomatic) a small amount of alcohol consumed to cure a hangover.
- She had a hair of the dog with her coffee. (A morning drink to ease symptoms of overindulgence.)
Related Idioms
- "Morning draught" is not itself an idiom, but it is a fixed phrase in historical contexts, often interchangeable with "morning drink" or "morning dram."
- "Draught of life": (poetic) a metaphorical drink representing vitality or a crucial experience.
- He took a deep draught of life from the mountain air. (A profound, refreshing experience.)
Phrasal Verbs