資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Offering \Of"fer*ing\, n.
   1. The act of an offerer; a proffering.

   2. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which
      is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a
      free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.

            They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than
            spotted livers in the sacrifice.      --Shak.

   3. A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a
      missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal
      tithes payable according to custom, either at certain
      seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as
      marriages or christenings.

            [None] to the offering before her should go.
                                                  --Chaucer.

   {Burnt offering}, {Drink offering}, etc. See under {Burnt}.
      etc.

Drink \Drink\, n.
   1. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the
      stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as
      water, coffee, or decoctions.

            Give me some drink, Titinius.         --Shak.

   2. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on,
      wit is out.

   {Drink money}, or {Drink penny}, an allowance, or perquisite,
      given to buy drink; a gratuity.

   {Drink offering} (Script.), an offering of wine, etc., in the
      Jewish religious service.

   {In drink}, drunk. ``The poor monster's in drink.'' --Shak.

   {Strong drink}, intoxicating liquor; esp., liquor containing
      a large proportion of alcohol. `` Wine is a mocker, strong
      drink is raging.''                          --Prov. xx. 1.