table beer

English

Noun

table beer (countable and uncountable, plural table beers)

(archaic) Light, weak beer for common use.
Synonym: small beer
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCCXIV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
  I called for water: some table-beer was brought me.

Related terms

table wine

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