Definitions
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- noun Australia, slang, obsolete A drink comprising
port ,sugar andnutmeg .
Etymologies
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Named after Anna Bishop, wife of Henry Bishop, composer of the song Home! Sweet Home!, or possibly after a publican of the same surname.
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It wanted but eight minutes to the hour announced for commencing, and Madame Bishop had not arrived.
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