CHASSE
\ʃˈas], \ʃˈas], \ʃ_ˈa_s]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A small potion of spirituous liquor taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, or the like; - originally chasse-cafe, lit., coffee chaser.
By Oddity Software
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A small potion of spirituous liquor taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, or the like; - originally chasse-cafe, lit., coffee chaser.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A kind of handle composed of two movable laminae of horn, shell, or ivory, united only at the extremity, which holds the blade of the instrument,-as in the common bleeding lancet. Also, a liqueur or alcoholic liquor, taken after a meal; hence chasse-cafe, chasse-tout, &c., from (F.) chasser, 'to drive,' because presumed to aid digestion.
By Robley Dunglison
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