stingo

See also: stïngo

English

Etymology

sting +‎ -o

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪŋɡəʊ/

Noun

stingo (uncountable)

(slang, archaic) Any strong beer.
- 1715, Joseph Addison, The Drummer, or The Haunted House:
  Shall I set a cup of old stingo at your elbow?
- 1822, [Walter Scott], Peveril of the Peak. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:
  The elevated cavaliers sent […] for two tubs of merry stingo.
- c. 1824, John Clare, The Toper's Rant:
  For my outside I never need fear me / While warm with real stingo within.

Anagrams

ingots, tigons, toings, tosing

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstin.ɡo/
Rhymes: -inɡo
Hyphenation: stìn‧go

Verb

stingo

first-person singular present indicative of stingere

Latvian

Adjective

stingo

inflection of stingais:
1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

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