Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Dutch courage   /dətʃ kˈərədʒ/   Listen
Dutch courage

noun
1.
Courage resulting from intoxication.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Dutch courage" Quotes from Famous Books



... his trumpet hanging on one side, a stone bottle, much heavier, depending from the other. It was a stormy evening when he arrived at the upper end of the island, and there was no ferryman in sight, so, after fuming up and down the shore, he swallowed a mighty draught of Dutch courage,—for he was as accomplished a performer on the horn as on the trumpet,—and swore with ornate and voluminous oaths that he would swim the stream "in spite of the devil" ...
— Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete • Charles M. Skinner


Words linked to "Dutch courage" :   bravery, braveness, courageousness, courage


Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org