| 单词 | irish whiskey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish whiskey Irish whiskey n. whiskey distilled in Ireland, esp. from barley; a brand or drink of this; cf. sense B. 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > Irish whisky Irish whiskey?1745 Irish1876 Jameson1922 paddy1925 ?1745 in Sc. Notes & Queries (1891) 5 41/1 Provisions taken from the Ship..Water-Gruel made of Scotch oatmeal, Irish Whisky, [etc.]. 1798 C. Mordaunt Let. July in E. Hamilton Mordaunts (1965) x. 243 I hope our conduct may gain us credit for discipline, but am terribly afraid of the cheap Irish whiskey. 1855 J. F. W. Johnston Chem. Common Life I. xiv. 337 While malt liquors give our Scotch and Irish whiskies. 1966 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 17 Mar. (1970) 373 Irish whiskey for St. Patrick's Day, the first time it's been served in the White House, I'll bet, and not a soul wanted tea! 1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men xvii. 133 He perched himself on a stool beside me and ordered an Irish whiskey. 2004 Men's Jrnl. Mar. 46 Irish whiskey has been largely overlooked in the cocktail revolution. < as lemmas |
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