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"*toast* sb.2 [A figurative application of TOAST, sb.1 , the name of a
lady being supposed to flavor a bumper like a spiced toast in the drink. See
"The Tatler", No. 24 of 2 June and No. 31 of 18 June 1709, in both of
which toast is explained as a new name , upon the origin of which 'the Learned
differ very much'. No. 24 says that many of the Wits of the last age will assert
that the term originated in an incident alleged to have occurred at Bath in the
reign of Charles II, 1660-1684. No. 31 is silent as to the incident, and gives
the account cited below.] |
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