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† ˈusque Sc. Obs.
Also 8 usquæ, husque, usky (cf. whisky n.1).
Short for usquebaugh.
1728Ramsay Friends in Ireland 10 Drinking roundly rum and claret, Ale and usquæ. c1730Burt Lett. N. Scotl. (1754) I. 188 This drink [common ale] is of itself apt to give a Diarrhea, and therefore..they interlace it with Brandy or Usky. 1739A. Nicol Poems 76 Good ale and Usque ga'd about In Healths.
attrib.c1730Burt Lett. N. Scotl. (1754) II. 83 My Merchants..mov'd the Usky Vessels before 'em. Ibid. 84 The Usky Men were my Companions. |