Definition of Dutch courage

1. Noun. Courage resulting from intoxication.


Definition of Dutch courage

1. Noun. (idiomatic) The courage or bravado induced by alcohol. ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) An alcoholic drink, taken to bolster one's courage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dutch Courage

Dutch angles
Dutch arrow
Dutch arrows
Dutch auction
Dutch auctions
Dutch book
Dutch capital
Dutch caps
Dutch case-knife bean
Dutch cheese
Dutch clover
Dutch comfort
Dutch comforts
Dutch corner
Dutch courage (current term)
Dutch door
Dutch doors
Dutch elm
Dutch elm disease
Dutch elm fungus
Dutch florin
Dutch gold
Dutch hand
Dutch hands
Dutch hoe
Dutch hoes
Dutch iris
Dutch metal
Dutch monetary unit

Literary usage of Dutch courage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Dutch courage, artificial courage inspired by intoxicating drink, the adjective Dutch being a play upon the name " hollands," or Holland gin. ..."

2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Dutch courage. The courage excited by drink ; pot valour. " In the Dutch \vara(in the time of Charlee IM. .... the captain of the ..."

3. With a Show Through Southern Africa and Personal Reminiscences of the by Charles Du Val (1884)
"... TRENCHES—A PICTURE GALLERY—KLERKSDORP—A BASUTO CHIEF—BLOEMHOF—A RENCONTRE WITH BOERS—CROSSING THE VAAL RIVER—Dutch courage—THE DIAMOND FIELDS ONCE MORE. ..."

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