sack-whey

English

Etymology

From sack (“sherry”) +‎ whey.

Noun

sack-whey (uncountable)

1. An alcoholic drink of sherry with whey (weak milk) and sugar.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book xiii:

     "Won't you allow him sack-whey?" said the landlady.—"Ay, ay, sack-whey," cries the doctor, "if you will, provided it be very small."