Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ME-THEG'LIN
ME-THEG'LIN, n. [W. mezyglin, according to Owen, from W. mezyg, a physician, and llyn, water; a medicinal liquor. But mez is mead, and mezu, is to be strong or able.]
A liquor made of honey and water boiled and fermented, often enriched with spices. Encyc.
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