strikefire

English

Etymology

strike +‎ fire

Noun

strikefire (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
   • 1851, Tom Treddlehoyle's Trip Ta Lunnan‎^[1], Leeds: Alice Mann, page 43:

     […] hevin a little drop a strikefire in a bottle e me pockit, ah thowt ah cuddant do better then drink t'Queen and Prince Olbert's good health […]