concept
Kvasnik (kvass-seller)
kvass-seller
also: квасник
A tradesman who brewed and sold kvass, a mildly fermented rye-bread drink -- petty commerce invoked to brand the sister's suitor as low-born.
Reading notes
- Little Brother §4 kvass-seller
A kvasnik, a tradesman who brewed and sold kvass (a mildly fermented rye-bread drink) -- petty commerce the narrator invokes to brand his sister's suitor as low-born.