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  1. 1. n. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To mix or adulterate, as liquors. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. trivial nonsense Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors. Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome). 2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash. To mix or adulterate, as liquors. The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime. Smollett. Source: webster
  6. 6. To mix or adulterate, as liquors.The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even mix it withpigeon's dung and quicklime. Smollett. Source: adambom

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