shed a tear

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)To have atearreleased, tocry(from sadness); (UK,Ireland,slang,obsolete)To take adram, or glass of spirits.1848, Thomas Frost,Paul the Poacher, page118:Now, in coming down here, I journeyed part of the way with a jolly old cock, whoshed a tearwith me every time the coach stopped[…]

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