sensation n.
1. ¼ pint (143ml) of gin.
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Aus. Sl. Dict. 71: Sensation, a drink of liquor. |
2. (Aus.) a half glass of sherry.
‘Drinks and Drinking in Aus.’ Town Talk 19 Mar. 547: A sensation ... Half a glass of sherry. | ||
Popular Dict. Aus. Sl. | ||
I Travelled a Lonely Land (1957) 238/2: sensation – a glass of sherry. |