canary a wine so called (see sack, etc.):
“drink canary,”
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, iii. 2.
76
;
“a cup of canary,”
TWELFTH NIGHT, i. 3. 76
;
“canary put me down,”
TWELFTH NIGHT, i. 3. 79
;
“drunk too much canaries,”
2 HENRY IV., ii. 4. 26.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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