hard cider

noun

: fermented apple juice

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The two had spent hours chatting as Shamblin drank hard ciders on a remote Texas roadside. Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025 Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps. Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025 Brewed with fresh apples grown in upstate New York, the 5 mg THC and CBD Honeycrisp cider will please anyone who’s a fan of hard cider. Chala June, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025 Other highlights included Urban Chestnut Grove Bierhall, an expansive beer hall serving both craft brews and hard cider in an industrial-chic setting, and Telva at the Ridge, a community spot that included Bosnian coffee, Turkish eggs, and more. Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.

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