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English → English (gcide) Definition: Drink offering Offering \Of"fer*ing\, n. 1. The act of an offerer; a proffering. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] [None] to the offering before her should go. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Burnt offering, Drink offering, etc. See under Burnt. etc. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Give me some drink, Titinius. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]