E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Drop.
To take a drop. A eupnemism for taking what the drinker chooses to call by that term. It may be anything from a sip to a Dutchman’s draught.
1
A drop of the cratur. In Ireland means a drink of whisky, or “creature-comfort.”
2
To take a drop too much. To be intoxicated. If it is the “last feather which breaks the camel’s back,” it is the drop too much which produces intoxication.
