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Webster 1913 Edition
Sherry
Sher′ry
,Noun.
[So called from
Xeres
, a Spanish town near Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh in English.] A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down.
Sherry cobbler
, a beverage prepared with sherry wine, water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually imbided through a straw or a glass tube.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sherry
SHER'RY
,Noun.