(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:32:07

Zy"thum (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. a kind of beer; -- so called by the Egyptians.]

A kind of ancient malt beverage; a liquor made from malt and wheat.

[Written also zythem.]

 

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