white satin

English

Noun

white satin (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang, idiomatic, obsolete) Gin.
    • 1966, Henry Mayhew, Peter Quennell, London's Underworld, page 48:
      What did she want with money, except now and then for a drain of white satin.

Usage notes

In the 20th century, used as a brand name for a particular gin.

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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