| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Tea or coffee laced with spirits, a cup of tea or coffee qualified with brandy or whisky. | 1 |
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“Deacon Bearcliff … had his pipe, and his teacup … laced with a little spirits.”—Sir W. Scott: Guy Mannering, chap. xi. |
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“Dandie . . partook of a cup of tea with Mrs. Allan, just laced with two teaspoonfuls of cogniac.”—Ditto, chap. lii. |
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