tonsil bath

tonsil bath

dated slang A drink of liquor, especially whiskey. Sore throat, eh? Best thing for that is a tonsil bath. After a hard day of work, we all head to the bar together to get some tonsil baths.
See also: bath, tonsil
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tonsil bath

n. liquor; a drink of liquor. I could use a little tonsil bath about now.
See also: bath, tonsil
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • tonsil varnish
  • tonsil paint
  • smile
  • smiler
  • smiley
  • rotgut
  • woofle-water
  • wozzle
  • wozzle-water
  • schoolboy scotch