vinegar
part of speech
noun (vinegar — uncountable; vinegars for kinds)
meaning for a pupil
Vinegar is a sour liquid made from wine, cider or malt, used to flavour food, to keep food (pickles) and for cleaning. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: A nazirite, who took a special vow, could not eat or drink anything from grapes. This included vinegar made from wine. In Psalms and Proverbs, vinegar is a sour drink that stands for bitterness and for someone who annoys or hurts. In the primary lessons: Used in cooking: salt and vinegar on chips, vinegar in salad dressing, pickled onions. In science: vinegar is an acid; mixed with bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) it fizzes and makes carbon dioxide (volcano experiment). Cleaning: vinegar removes limescale.
examples
- he shall abstain from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. (Torah NUM.6.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yea, they put poison into my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. (Writings PSA.69.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. (Writings PRO.10.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. (Writings PRO.25.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- I like salt and vinegar on my chips. tree →
- Vinegar tastes sour. tree →
- Mix vinegar and baking soda to make a fizzing volcano. tree →
- Vinegar is an acid. tree →
- Gherkins are kept in vinegar. tree →
- Grandma cleans the windows with vinegar. tree →
- Turn the litmus paper red with vinegar. tree →
- Fred, I must pour out the vinegar, it is so heavy." tree →
note
Uncountable: "some vinegar". Safety: vinegar can sting your eyes; wear goggles in experiments. Pronounced "VIN-i-ger".
In the corpora
- Yea, they put poison into my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
- As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
- Copper slowly reacts with air and goes dull brown; vinegar with a pinch of salt makes a dull coin shiny again.
- Vinegar is water with acetic acid in it, made by bacteria from wine or cider.
- Most germs cannot grow in acid, so pickles keep for months in vinegar.
Trees and pragmatics
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