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noun madame, Madame Bishop
  1. (slang) (obsolete) A drink comprising port, sugar and nutmeg.
Etymology: Named after Anna Bishop, wife of w:Henry Bishop, Henry Bishop composer of the song w:Home! Sweet Home!, Home! Sweet Home!. (Reference: Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, entry for "Madame Bishop", page 359.)

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