supernaculum

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adverb

su·per·nac·u·lum

ˌsüpə(r)ˈnakyələm

: to the last drop

—used chiefly in the phrase to drink supernaculum

supernaculum

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noun

plural -s

: something and specifically an alcoholic beverage of superior quality

the most interesting California sherry, a supernaculum—

S. P. Lucia

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

New Latin, from super nagulum, super naculum (partial translation of German auf den nagel, literally, on the nail), from Latin super over, on + New Latin nagulum, naculum nail, from German nagel fingernail, from Old High German nagal; from the practice of turning the emptied glass upside down on the thumbnail without emitting a drop