brandy-bottled

Updated: May 28, 2025

Henderson, they averred, had not to do this, but fought his own battle. "Yes," said Grandma Clay; "he mightn't be wet-nursed, but he is bottled, brandy-bottled, by the men." And this could not be denied. The women rallied round Walker because he was a temperance candidate, whereas the tag-rag rolled up en masse for Henderson, who shouted free drinks and carried the publican's flag.

Miles Franklin - Some Everyday Folk and Dawn