stand Sam

verb

verb

Etymology A reference to Uncle Sam, imagined as paying for supplies for the US military.

Archaic, Slang To pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.

If you care to stroll into the Argyll Rooms about eleven, I'll stand sam for a bottle to celebrate.1959, John Dickson Carr, Scandal at High Chimneys, page 9:

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