See Also: regain(1)(dictionary)
regain(2)(dictionary)
regain(dictionary)

Volstead (iou) and regain(2) (iou)


Volstead (iou)



Volstead noun. E20.
[A. J. Volstead (1860-1947), American legislator and originator of the prohibition Act passed in 1919 by the US Congress.]
US History. Used attrib. to designate the legislation which enforced alcohol prohibition in the US or the period (1920-33) during which it was in force.
Volsteadism noun (US History) the policy of the Volstead Act; prohibition: E20.

regain(2) (iou)



regain verb trans. M16.
[Old & mod. French regagner: see RE-, GAIN verb2.]
Get (something) back; recover possession of. M16.
D. Eden Before she regained consciousness the Doctor was there. W. S. Churchill King James was..given his chance of regaining the throne.
Get back to, reach (a place) again; rejoin (a person). M17.
E. Bowen She could regain the courtyard..without retracing her steps.
regainable adjective (earlier in UNREGAINABLE) M19.
regainer noun L18.
regainment noun the action of regaining something M17.