Jamesonn.
/ˈdʒeɪmᵻs(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈdʒeɪmᵻs(ə)n/, Irish English /ˈdʒeːməs(ə)n/ The proprietary name of a brand of Irish whiskey. Also: a drink of this whiskey.
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1877 Trade Marks Jrnl. 28 Feb. 568/1 W. Jameson & Co. Distillers. Dublin. William Robertson, on behalf of self and partners, William Jameson and James Jameson, trading as Wm. Jameson and Co.,..Dublin; whiskey distillers.]
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. viii. [Lestrygonians] 171 We'll take two of your small Jamesons after that.
1948 W. Stevens Let. 7 Sept. (1967) 613 Perhaps if I could have that bottle of Jameson..on the reading stand, I could really get somewhere.
1965 Trade Marks Jrnl. 24 Mar. 414/1 Jameson..Irish whiskey..John Jameson & Son Limited,..Dublin.
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