vinegar (n.)

Our Garrick's a salad; for in him we see

Oil, vinegar, sugar, and saltness agree!

Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774): Retaliation. Line 11.

A fellow that makes no figure in company, and has a mind as narrow as the neck of a vinegar-cruet.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784): Tour to the Hebrides. Sept. 30, 1773.

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