| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A cordial made of Lisbon and Canary wines, bruised spices, and sugar; so called from the strainer through which it is passed, called by apothecaries Hippoc’rat s’ sleeve. Hippocrats in the Middle Ages was called “Yypocras” or “Hippocras.” Thus: | 1 |
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| “Well knew he the old Esculapius, |
| And Deiscorides, and eek Rufus, |
| Old Yypocras, Haly, and Galïen.” | |
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Chaucer: Canterbury Tales (Prologue, 431). |
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