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toast water en · NOUN
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(uncountable) A traditional drink made by soaking hard toast in water.
Toast water simple, good in cases of thirst and nausea from diarrhœa, is about one-fourth of a pound of bread toasted slowly to a very dark brown color (not burned), broken into a hot mug or pitcher, with a quart of boiling water poured upon it, covered close until cold.
1884 October 15, The Annals of Hygiene, volume 1, number 4, page 96: