supernaculum /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.kjə.ləm/adverb 2noun 1 adverb2 •To the last drop, to the bottom.A dream put Aristotle out of breath, / A meteor he said, ’twixt life and death. “An quid fit frustra? An datur vacuum? Fill the pot, Edy! Supernaculum.” A blazing star’s a rare spectaculum! — 1816 •(no longer used) According to the rules of an old drinking game in which the drinker upturned the empty cup and had to drink more if the remaining droplets spilled beyond the edge of his fingernail. noun1 •(no longer used) Excellent wine that one would wish to drink to the last drop.I've placed another flaggon on the table. Your worship knows it— number thirty-five:— the supernaculum. — 1796
