peat-reekn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːtriːk/, U.S.

/ˈpitˌrik/, Scottish English

/ˈpitrik/

Forms: see peat n.¹ and reek n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peat n.¹, reek n.¹

Etymology: < peat n.¹ + reek n.¹ Sense 2 is presumably the primary sense.

Scottish.

1. colloquial. Highland whisky, esp. that (illicitly) distilled over a peat fire and supposedly flavoured with peat-smoke. Also more fully peat-reek whisky.The ‘peat-reek’ flavour (see sense 2) is chiefly that of amyl alcohol, produced by imperfect rectification.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > other whiskies

peat-reek1792

Monongahela1805

rye?1808

corn1820

small-still (whisky)1822

bald-face1840

corn-whiskey1843

raw1844

Bourbon1846

sod corn1857

valley tan1860

straight1862

forty-rod whisky1863

rock and rye1878

sour-mash1885

grain-whisky1887

forty rod lightning1889

Suntory1942

Wild Turkey1949

mash1961

pot still1994

1792 Caledonian Mercury 2 July 1/2 Real peet reek whisky 4s. 0d. per gal.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 91 A male o' sic food, washed down by a few glasses of peatreek.

1870 J. K. Hunter Life Stud. Char. 131 A shoemaker, who..had imbibed strongly of peat-reek whisky.

1891 R. Ford Thistledown 322 And a ‘good-willie waucht’ of the ‘rale peat reek’.

1983 Times 17 Sept. 3 A lovely, big, classy, peat reek malt this.

2. The pungent smoke from a peat fire.In quot. 1803 apparently used as adjective.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [noun] > smoke > other spec.

peat-reeka1796

powder smoke1853

a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 413 Sma', sma' prospect of relief, And nought but peat reek i' my head.

1803 A. Boswell Poet. Wks. (1871) 120 He smelt like a peat-reek warming pan.

1861 G. H. Kingsley in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 164 They aver that it is the loss of the peat-reek and its creosote, which now goes up the grand stone chimney.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxii. 308 There was a scent of peat-reek in the air.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 9 Oct. 6/5 I may be at the laird's in the morning and at a crofter's hut in the afternoon, a hut blue with the peat-reek.

1992 M. Hedderwick Highland Journey vi. 153 Those puffing chimneys again and a strong peat reek now.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peat-reek
释义	peat-reekn.adj. Brit. /ˈpiːtriːk/, U.S. /ˈpitˌrik/, Scottish English /ˈpitrik/ Forms: see peat n.¹ and reek n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peat n.¹, reek n.¹ Etymology: < peat n.¹ + reek n.¹ Sense 2 is presumably the primary sense. Scottish. 1. colloquial. Highland whisky, esp. that (illicitly) distilled over a peat fire and supposedly flavoured with peat-smoke. Also more fully peat-reek whisky.The ‘peat-reek’ flavour (see sense 2) is chiefly that of amyl alcohol, produced by imperfect rectification. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > other whiskies peat-reek1792 Monongahela1805 rye?1808 corn1820 small-still (whisky)1822 bald-face1840 corn-whiskey1843 raw1844 Bourbon1846 sod corn1857 valley tan1860 straight1862 forty-rod whisky1863 rock and rye1878 sour-mash1885 grain-whisky1887 forty rod lightning1889 Suntory1942 Wild Turkey1949 mash1961 pot still1994 1792 Caledonian Mercury 2 July 1/2 Real peet reek whisky 4s. 0d. per gal. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 91 A male o' sic food, washed down by a few glasses of peatreek. 1870 J. K. Hunter Life Stud. Char. 131 A shoemaker, who..had imbibed strongly of peat-reek whisky. 1891 R. Ford Thistledown 322 And a ‘good-willie waucht’ of the ‘rale peat reek’. 1983 Times 17 Sept. 3 A lovely, big, classy, peat reek malt this. 2. The pungent smoke from a peat fire.In quot. 1803 apparently used as adjective. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [noun] > smoke > other spec. peat-reeka1796 powder smoke1853 a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 413 Sma', sma' prospect of relief, And nought but peat reek i' my head. 1803 A. Boswell Poet. Wks. (1871) 120 He smelt like a peat-reek warming pan. 1861 G. H. Kingsley in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 164 They aver that it is the loss of the peat-reek and its creosote, which now goes up the grand stone chimney. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxii. 308 There was a scent of peat-reek in the air. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 9 Oct. 6/5 I may be at the laird's in the morning and at a crofter's hut in the afternoon, a hut blue with the peat-reek. 1992 M. Hedderwick Highland Journey vi. 153 Those puffing chimneys again and a strong peat reek now. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1792
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