hard cider

noun

: fermented apple juice

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Delfino Farms will be offering seasonal menu items from Joan’s Apple Bakery, wine from Edio Vineyards and hard cider from Henrietta Stich, all located on its farm grounds. Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026 The bill leaves some room to adjust the fees, with maximums of 5 cents per gallon of beer, hard cider, or apple wine; 7 cents per liter of wine; and 35 cents per liter of spirits. Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026 At the Indian King, that traveler could find a hot meal and a pint of beer or hard cider. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 The two had spent hours chatting as Shamblin drank hard ciders on a remote Texas roadside. Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard cider

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hard cider was in 1786

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“Hard cider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20cider. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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