peter see me n.
a Spanish wine, properly named Pedro Ximenes.
Honest Whore Pt 2 (1630) IV iii: A pottle of Greeke wine, a pottle of Peter sa meene. | ||
Law of Drinking 80: I am phlegmaticke as may be, Peter see me must inure me. | ||
Works (1869) III 65: Peter-se-mea, or head-strong Charnico, Sherry, nor Rob-o-Dauy here could flowe. | ‘Praise of Hemp-Seed’ in||
Spanish Gypsy III i: Peter see me shall wash thy noul. | ||
Faire Maid of the West Pt I III i: What wine will you drink? Claret [...] Aragoosa, or Peter-see-mee. | ||
Black Dog of Newgate in (1884) 77: They wanted neither sherry sack, nor charnico, paligo nor Peter Seeme [...] or any quick-spirited liquor. |