Adam's ale

English Etymology Attested in 1643.Adam’s ale http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/24300.html 26 February 2017 A reference to the only drink available to Adam, the first man in the biblical tradition, while in Eden. Noun - en humorous idiom Water. en Adam's wine 2 32 [T]hey have beene ſhut up in priſons and dungeons lying on the cold ground, ſtones or boards without beds, ſtraw, fire or any the leaſt refreſhment; allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams Ale, and ſcarce a penny bread a day to ſupport their lives, though their friends would provide it for them; [...] en 2017 Decline and Fall on Savage Street Fiona Farrell 59 9780143770633 She had loaded Floss into the basket, tied a sugarbag containing necessities—sketch pad, pencils, corned beef sandwiches wrapped in newsprint, a bottle of water from the garden tap, the best water, the clearest, Adam's ale — to the frame of her bicycle and set off, Floss sits up in the basket, looking ahead, though of course she can't see, but her nose is up, her world a dizzy palette of smell, as clear and bright as it is to Sybil, pedalling carefully along the river and down Fitzgerald Avenue towards the hills. References Anagrams en aaadelms alamedas salaamed en eponyms en Beverages Water