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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: small beer (0.00850 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to small beer.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: small beer
small beer
n : something of small importance [syn:
triviality,
trivia,
trifle]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: small beer
Beer
\Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be['o]r; akin to Fries.
biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E.
brew. [root]93, See
Brew.]
1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but
commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other
substance to impart a bitter flavor.
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Note: Beer has different names, as
small beer,
ale,
porter,
brown stout,
lager beer, according to its
strength, or other qualities. See
Ale.
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2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of
various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
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Small beer, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters.
“To
suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.” --Shak.
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