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Aug 5, 2022 02:12
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Swedish term
Canada
Fast, friendly and flexible.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
skeppsdricka
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Food & Drink
Till varje måltid serverades också ¾ kanna skeppsdricka (ca 2 liter), bröd och mer salt.
Is this basically "punch".
Is this basically "punch".
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | beer |
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Your bridge between Swedish and English
Native in: Swedish 
, English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish, English, and 1 more.
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beer
Beer carried for the sailors to drink. See SAOB under "skeppsöl" (referred from "skeppsdricka")
-ÖL. [fsv. skips öl, skipöl; jfr d. skibsøl] (numera i sht i skildring av ä. l. utländska förh.) öl medfört l. avsett att medföras på fartyg ss. dryck för de ombordvarande; jfr -bir, -dricka o. kajute-öl, skeppar-öl. G1R 10: 97 (1535). KvällsP 1969, nr 163, s. 5 (om danska förh.). —
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Note added at 7 hrs (2022-08-05 09:50:20 GMT)
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As an aside, "dricka" was used for beer, especially low alcohol beer, "svagdricka", in the 20th century, and on land, as well.
-ÖL. [fsv. skips öl, skipöl; jfr d. skibsøl] (numera i sht i skildring av ä. l. utländska förh.) öl medfört l. avsett att medföras på fartyg ss. dryck för de ombordvarande; jfr -bir, -dricka o. kajute-öl, skeppar-öl. G1R 10: 97 (1535). KvällsP 1969, nr 163, s. 5 (om danska förh.). —
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Note added at 7 hrs (2022-08-05 09:50:20 GMT)
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As an aside, "dricka" was used for beer, especially low alcohol beer, "svagdricka", in the 20th century, and on land, as well.
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Comment: "Thanks fo this. "Grog" is used elsewhere in the doc as "grog"..."
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