quenchy
adjEtymology From quench + -y.
- After supper the Princess made us drink some Quass: they put a little mint into it. It is certainly a very quenchy draught. The Princess could not help exclaiming how much is this superior to lemonade.1792 December 29, John Parkinson, edited by William Collier, A Tour of Russia, Siberia and the Crimea, 1792–1794, London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., published 1971, →ISBN; quoted in A[nthony] G[lenn] Cross, “Contemporary British Responses (1762–1810) to the Personality and Career of Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova”, in C[atherine] M[ary] MacRobert, G[erald] S[tanton] Smith, G[erald] C[harles] Stone, editors, Oxford Slavonic Papers, volume XXVII (New Series), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, 1994, →ISBN, page 57:
- Let the children drink their fill . . . They’ll love it and it’s doubly good for them, America’s “quenchiest” beverage.1929 July 12, “A Week-end Treat from the Blue Ridge Mountains”, in Elmira Star-Gazette, volume 23, number 10, Elmira, N.Y., →OCLC, page 8:
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- Not quite so quenchy but more cogent is the Ramos, or New Orleans Fizz1941, Esquire: The Magazine for Men, volume XVI, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67, column 3:
- For only one penny more, you get a full quart of Upper-10, the quenchiest lime ’n’ lemon drink you ever tasted, when you buy a full quart of RC, the quality cola, at regular price.1957 December 27, “Here’s cent-sational value! Big 1¢ sale”, in The Morning Call, number 22,109, Allentown, Pa., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 36:
- New quick and quenchy TWIST—instant soft drink kids can’t resist […] Twist is the newest, the quenchiest! Cool, quick and good! A soft drink mix in your favorite flavors.1960 May 22, “Twist”, in Parade (The Sunday Press; volume 11, number 40), Binghamton Press Sunday edition, Binghamton, N.Y., →OCLC, page 37:
- Stir moderately, then add more Cott Orange Soda and enjoy the quenchiest orange refresher you ever tasted.1965 February 17, “Mid Winter Sunshine Festival!”, in The Boston Globe, volume 187, number 48, Boston, Mass.: Globe Newspaper Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38: