strong watern.

Brit.

/ˌstrɒŋ ˈwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˌstrɔŋ ˈwɔdər/,

/ˌstrɔŋ ˈwɑdər/,

/ˌstrɑŋ ˈwɔdər/,

/ˌstrɑŋ ˈwɑdər/

Forms: see strong adj. and water n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: strong adj., water n.

Etymology: < strong adj. + water n., after post-classical Latin aqua fortis aqua fortis n.

Now chiefly historical.

1. A powerful solvent; spec. nitric acid. Cf. aqua fortis n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > acids > [noun] > acids-named > containing nitrogen > nitric acid

strong water?a1425

water?c1425

aqua fortis1601

spirit of nitre1626

parting water1662

spirits of saltpetre1685

nitric acid1790

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 92 (MED) Be þer put..ewe forte, i. strong water [L. aqua fortis].

1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig Vertuose Boke Distyllacyon sig. b.iv For it is no chyldes playe nor game to dystylle stronge waters, or aqua fortis.

1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. f. 79^v, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe It shall be good..to washe all his tayle with Aqua fortis or strong water, made in this sort.

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. iv. 215 They refine it [sc. gold] likewise with quicke~silver and strong water.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §800 Metalls themselues doe receiue in readily Strong-Waters; And Strong-Waters likewise doe readily pierce into Metalls, and Stones.

1794 F. Spilsbury Art Etching & Aqua Tinting 19 On the contrary, if not sufficient, the ground would rise on the pouring on the strong water.

1884 G. Wigan tr. E. Hospitalier Electrician's Pocket-bk. v. 297 Gilders call a bath of nitric acid in which they clean copper and its alloys, strong water.

1954 Isis 45 362 He continues wîth the later stages, by making new strong waters, redissolving and resublimating in typical alchemical fashion.

2005 B. T. Moran Distilling Knowl. i. 15 The highly corrosive ‘strong water’ (aqua fortis or nitric acid).

2. A strong alcoholic drink, an intoxicating spirit. Also in plural and singular as a mass noun.

ΘΚΠ

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

water of life?c1450

burning watera1475

watera1475

aqua vitae1542

spirit1559

strong water1615

hot waters1616

spirituous liquor1659

spirit1663

fire1707

tape1725

strunt1786

hard stuff1789

firewater1799

fool's water1815

fool water1837

spirituous liquor1842

timber-doodle1842

lightning1858

1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. K8 His new Trade of brewing Strong-waters makes a number of mad men.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia iv. 160 After, with warme clothes and a little strong water, they had a little recouered him.

1674 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. 211 With Brandy, Rhum, the Barbadoes strong-water and Tobacco.

1687 Relation De Chaumont's Embassy Siam 23 Eleven Barks full of Oxen, Sheep,..and Strong-water made with Rice.

1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera ii. iv. 23 Strong waters will in time ruin your Constitution.

1790 Act 30 Geo. III c. 38 §9 Any distilled Spirituous Liquors or Strong Waters.

1820 W. Scott Monastery III. x. 250 Usquebaugh—a liquor strange to Halbert, for the strong waters known in the south of Scotland came from France.

1855 Englishw. in Russia 9 He gave so much strong waters.., that everybody became so drunk that they could not move.

1906 F. M. Hueffer Fifth Queen iii. i. 237 I will fetch thee a dram of strong waters.

a1967 C. Sandburg Ever Winds of Change (1983) vi. 66 We didn't have the time nor the money to go for the kind of fun there might be in pouring one glass of 'strong water' after another down over the tonsils and esophagus.

2001 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 61 1051 Alcohol includes brandy and strong water.

Compounds

General attributive, as strong-water man, strong-water shop, etc.

ΚΠ

1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. ii. 5 Some haue had their over-growne beards so frozen together, that they could not get their strong water-bottells into their mouthes.

1637 J. Taylor Drinke & Welcome sig. D One with a quart of water drunke may be, When (of the best wine) he may hold out three, The sellers of these waters seldome row, And yet they are strong-water-men, I know.

1654 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 181 Tobacco-shops, and strong-water houses.

1657 E. Cole Affidavit 28 May in Coll. State Papers J. Thurloe (1742) VI. 318 Her master's shop, being a strong-water-shop.

1707 London Gaz. No. 4391/4 Thomas Mathews, late of Newbery.., Strongwaterman.

1725 in G. Lamoine Charges to Grand Jury (1992) 183 Such Offences..are keeping of Gaming-Houses,..Retailing Strong-Water Shops, and the printing and publishing of Books..of an obscene and immoral tendency.

1765 Act George III in Statutes passed in Parl. held in Ireland (1795) V. xvi. 226 The several collectors of the duties arising from strong water licences in the collections of the several other districts in this kingdom.

a1833 J. T. Smith Streets of London (1849) iv. 53 Suddenly after the war, we began to abound in strong-water shops.

1956 G. Taylor Silver iv. 87 A strong-water cup with a tunnel in it.

2009 D. Hunter Half Moon 232 Hudson's strong-water stores are unrecorded, but he would have had beer for the general crew.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	strong water
释义	strong watern. Brit. /ˌstrɒŋ ˈwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˌstrɔŋ ˈwɔdər/, /ˌstrɔŋ ˈwɑdər/, /ˌstrɑŋ ˈwɔdər/, /ˌstrɑŋ ˈwɑdər/ Forms: see strong adj. and water n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: strong adj., water n. Etymology: < strong adj. + water n., after post-classical Latin aqua fortis aqua fortis n. Now chiefly historical. 1. A powerful solvent; spec. nitric acid. Cf. aqua fortis n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > acids > [noun] > acids-named > containing nitrogen > nitric acid strong water?a1425 water?c1425 aqua fortis1601 spirit of nitre1626 parting water1662 spirits of saltpetre1685 nitric acid1790 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 92 (MED) Be þer put..ewe forte, i. strong water [L. aqua fortis]. 1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig Vertuose Boke Distyllacyon sig. b.iv For it is no chyldes playe nor game to dystylle stronge waters, or aqua fortis. 1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. f. 79^v, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe It shall be good..to washe all his tayle with Aqua fortis or strong water, made in this sort. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. iv. 215 They refine it [sc. gold] likewise with quicke~silver and strong water. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §800 Metalls themselues doe receiue in readily Strong-Waters; And Strong-Waters likewise doe readily pierce into Metalls, and Stones. 1794 F. Spilsbury Art Etching & Aqua Tinting 19 On the contrary, if not sufficient, the ground would rise on the pouring on the strong water. 1884 G. Wigan tr. E. Hospitalier Electrician's Pocket-bk. v. 297 Gilders call a bath of nitric acid in which they clean copper and its alloys, strong water. 1954 Isis 45 362 He continues wîth the later stages, by making new strong waters, redissolving and resublimating in typical alchemical fashion. 2005 B. T. Moran Distilling Knowl. i. 15 The highly corrosive ‘strong water’ (aqua fortis or nitric acid). 2. A strong alcoholic drink, an intoxicating spirit. Also in plural and singular as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] water of life?c1450 burning watera1475 watera1475 aqua vitae1542 spirit1559 strong water1615 hot waters1616 spirituous liquor1659 spirit1663 fire1707 tape1725 strunt1786 hard stuff1789 firewater1799 fool's water1815 fool water1837 spirituous liquor1842 timber-doodle1842 lightning1858 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. K8 His new Trade of brewing Strong-waters makes a number of mad men. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia iv. 160 After, with warme clothes and a little strong water, they had a little recouered him. 1674 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. 211 With Brandy, Rhum, the Barbadoes strong-water and Tobacco. 1687 Relation De Chaumont's Embassy Siam 23 Eleven Barks full of Oxen, Sheep,..and Strong-water made with Rice. 1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera ii. iv. 23 Strong waters will in time ruin your Constitution. 1790 Act 30 Geo. III c. 38 §9 Any distilled Spirituous Liquors or Strong Waters. 1820 W. Scott Monastery III. x. 250 Usquebaugh—a liquor strange to Halbert, for the strong waters known in the south of Scotland came from France. 1855 Englishw. in Russia 9 He gave so much strong waters.., that everybody became so drunk that they could not move. 1906 F. M. Hueffer Fifth Queen iii. i. 237 I will fetch thee a dram of strong waters. a1967 C. Sandburg Ever Winds of Change (1983) vi. 66 We didn't have the time nor the money to go for the kind of fun there might be in pouring one glass of 'strong water' after another down over the tonsils and esophagus. 2001 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 61 1051 Alcohol includes brandy and strong water. Compounds General attributive, as strong-water man, strong-water shop, etc. ΚΠ 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. ii. 5 Some haue had their over-growne beards so frozen together, that they could not get their strong water-bottells into their mouthes. 1637 J. Taylor Drinke & Welcome sig. D One with a quart of water drunke may be, When (of the best wine) he may hold out three, The sellers of these waters seldome row, And yet they are strong-water-men, I know. 1654 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 181 Tobacco-shops, and strong-water houses. 1657 E. Cole Affidavit 28 May in Coll. State Papers J. Thurloe (1742) VI. 318 Her master's shop, being a strong-water-shop. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4391/4 Thomas Mathews, late of Newbery.., Strongwaterman. 1725 in G. Lamoine Charges to Grand Jury (1992) 183 Such Offences..are keeping of Gaming-Houses,..Retailing Strong-Water Shops, and the printing and publishing of Books..of an obscene and immoral tendency. 1765 Act George III in Statutes passed in Parl. held in Ireland (1795) V. xvi. 226 The several collectors of the duties arising from strong water licences in the collections of the several other districts in this kingdom. a1833 J. T. Smith Streets of London (1849) iv. 53 Suddenly after the war, we began to abound in strong-water shops. 1956 G. Taylor Silver iv. 87 A strong-water cup with a tunnel in it. 2009 D. Hunter Half Moon 232 Hudson's strong-water stores are unrecorded, but he would have had beer for the general crew. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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