ice-cream soda

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ice-cream soda

A beverage consisting of scoops of ice cream in a mixture of carbonated water and syrup.

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ice-cream soda

(Cookery) chiefly US ice cream served in a tall glass of carbonated water and a little milk, usually flavoured in various ways

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ice-cream soda - a drink with ice cream floating in it

ice-cream float, float

drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"

root beer float - an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer

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ice-cream soda

[ˈaɪskriːmˈsəʊdə] n (Am) → (gelato) affogato al seltz

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Then Joe came into Silverstein's shop one hot Saturday afternoon to cool himself with ice-cream soda. She had not noticed his entrance, being busy with one other customer, an urchin of six or seven who gravely analyzed his desires before the show-case wherein truly generous and marvellous candy creations reposed under a cardboard announcement, "Five for Five Cents."

She had heard, "Ice-cream soda, please," and had herself asked, "What flavor?" without seeing his face.

But he could not linger forever over a glass of ice-cream soda, while he did not dare ask for a second glass.

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The Blue Light does not consider that pharmacy is a thing of bric-a- brac, scent and ice-cream soda. If you ask it for pain-killer it will not give you a bonbon.

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Passing the bakery, half way down the block, he dropped in, ordered a chocolate ice-cream soda, and chose a seat near the window.

He drew a deep breath of relaxation and finished the glass of sweetness with that sense of self-conscious sheepishness which most men feel when they surrender to the sticky charms of an ice-cream soda. A few minutes later he stood beside Rose's worn desk.

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"Well, I was whisperin' it'd be a good idea if you could dig up a gentleman friend - for her" (indicating her companion), "and then, we could go off an' have ice-cream soda somewhere, or coffee, or anything."

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'Ice-cream soda and buck-wheat cakes, and a happy evening at lovely Luna Park.'

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He used to come in and drink ice-cream sodas and lemon-squashes, and stare at her.