supernaculum

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adverb

su·​per·​nac·​u·​lum

ˌsüpə(r)ˈnakyələm

: to the last drop

—used chiefly in the phrase to drink supernaculum

supernaculum

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noun

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plural -s

: something and specifically an alcoholic beverage of superior quality

the most interesting California sherry, a supernaculum

—S. P. Lucia

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

New Latin, from super nagulum, super naculum (partial translation of German auf den nagel, literally, on the nail), from Latin super over, on + New Latin nagulum, naculum nail, from German nagel fingernail, from Old High German nagal; from the practice of turning the emptied glass upside down on the thumbnail without emitting a drop

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