Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A term used in taverns or beer-shops to denote a beverage composed of remnants of various liquors mixed together.
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Examples
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Go down to the hardware store, buy a dozen mason jars, and fill them up with brightly-hued, fruit-shaped runts; boldly-striped licorice all-sorts; candy necklaces and rings; chalky, pastel smarties.
Lesley M. M. Blume: 15 Whimsical, Recession-Proof Holiday Gift Ideas Lesley M. M. Blume 2010
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Full of all-sorts of political and social history; the mysterious death of Bottechia, probably at the hands of fascisti, the pleblicite for Trieste, Roche and Visentini, Francesco Moser plus helicopter versus Laurent Fignon and of course the whole Coppi-Bartali avant-garde v conservative dynamic.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Go down to the hardware store, buy a dozen mason jars, and fill them up with brightly-hued, fruit-shaped runts; boldly-striped licorice all-sorts; candy necklaces and rings; chalky, pastel smarties.
Lesley M. M. Blume: 15 Whimsical, Recession-Proof Holiday Gift Ideas 2009
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The feeling that the world is a giant sweet shop, an unending supply of vanilla fudge, toffee bonbons and liquorice all-sorts which can be picked 'n' mixed at whim.
Christina Patterson: Oh, the Delights -- and Dangers -- of Charm 2009
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This is the time of year to reflect on all-sorts of things, so why not blog statistics.
End of the year blog statistics Jeff Oxenford 2006
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This is the time of year to reflect on all-sorts of things, so why not blog statistics.
Archive 2006-01-01 Jeff Oxenford 2006
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About a month later I was in the shop again to get some of Rosie's favourite liquorice all-sorts and the picture was the same-Geoffrey smiling and booming, Alfred in his place, following every move, the pair of them radiating dignity and well-being.
Every living thing Herriot, James 1992
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We went into the big circular building and sat in the section of seats nearest the door, the section crowded as usual with breeders, agents, and an all-sorts mixture of racing people.
Knockdown Francis, Dick 1974
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They go to the all-sorts country store in question, where EDWIN DROOD buys her some sassafras bull's-eye candy, and then they turn toward home again.
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He found the bar-room crowded, but not with the usual Regatta Night throng of all-sorts.
News from the Duchy Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
Gammerstang commented on the word all-sorts
(pl. noun) - (1) The leavings of saloon glasses, poured together and sold cheap.
--Mitford Mathews' Dictionary of Americanisms, 1956
(2) A slang term designating the drippings of glasses in saloons, collected and sold at half-price to drinkers who are not overly particular.
--Sylva Clapin's Dictionary of Americanisms, 1902
January 16, 2018