hard cider

noun

: fermented apple juice

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The Cutthroat 75 — named after cutthroat trout, Idaho’s official state fish — is a twist on a French 75 made with apple spirits, hard cider, lemon juice and gin botanicals. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025 Events include hard cider tastings, live music and more. Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025 Afterward, grab a glass of sweet or hard cider in the tasting room and enjoy the vistas from behind the farm’s greenhouse. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025 At Apple Holler’s Farm Shop, bags of pre-picked peaches are available for purchase, as well as peach hard cider, peach jams, preserves, pies and more. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard cider

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

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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 8 Sep. 2025.

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