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‖ witblits S. Afr.|ˈvɪtblɪts|
Also witblitz and as two words.
[Afrikaans, irreg. f. Du. wit white + G. blitz lightning.]
Home-brewed brandy, a strong and colourless raw spirit.
1934Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 8 Apr., ‘Wit blits’ (white lightning) was the name given to peach brandy in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court yesterday. 1948Cape Times 21 July 16/3 In cases of snakebite people on the platteland have always run for the witblitz. 1955L. G. Green Karoo ix. 105 Farmers are allowed to distill small quantities of witblits for their own use. Ibid., Witblits, of course, is home-distilled dop brandy with a high alcoholic content. 1966Economist 12 Mar. 1044/3 Coloured people are drinking less [in South Africa], particularly the favoured types of plonk known affectionately as witblitz..and skokiaan. |