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drinkstuff (countable and uncountable, plural drinkstuffs)

1. A material that may be used as drink.
   • 1917 April 26, “Thirsty Citizens Now Face Prospect of 10-Cent Beer”, in The Detroit Free Press, volume 82, number 211, Detroit, Mich., page 5:

     Rumor has it that the price of beer is preparing to join the aviation corps of the foodstuffs and drinkstuffs with a raise of $2 a barrel, to be effective about May 1.

   • 1917 June 14, “Congress and Booze”, in The South Bend Tribune, volume XLV, number 16, South Bend, Ind., page 6:

     The waste of food in drinkstuffs doubtless is the strongest possible argument for war time prohibition.

   • 1917 August 3, “British “Healthy, Wholesomee Fun.””, in The Daily Pantagraph, volume LXXI, number 185, Bloomington, Ill., page 12:

     It is rather a relief to find that war, the high price of foodstuffs, including drinkstuffs, an increased income tax, and all the rest of our daily bothers have not quite quenched the brave old English sense of humor.

   • 1995, Christian Petersen, edited by Andrew Jenkins, Bread and the British Economy, c 1770–1870, Ashgate Publishing, →ISBN, page 18:

     Barley was the principal drinkstuff.

   • 2002 February 8, Albert Hill, “Bottle weary: Why is it that modern drinks seem to be aimed more at our eyes than our palates?”, in The Guardian, London, Manchester, page 7:

     It has led to a style of presentation that does its very best to make foodstuffs, or at least drinkstuffs, look as unnatural but as stylish as possible.

   • 2017 August 29, John Timpane, “Gin and theater: Together at last”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 187th year, number 90, page C1:

     The Fringe Festival, opening the Tuesday after Labor Day, includes several shows that combine theater and foodstuffs and drinkstuffs.

使用する際の注意点

• Mostly used with foodstuff (foodstuffs and drinkstuffs).

等位語

• foodstuff