bustheadn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌsthɛd/, U.S.

/ˈbəstˌ(h)ɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bust v.², head n.¹

Etymology: < bust v.² + head n.¹

U.S. slang.

Cheap, strong, alcoholic liquor (esp. whisky) which has been home-brewed or illicitly distilled. Also attributive, as busthead whisky, etc.

ΘΚΠ

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

moonshine1782

moonlight1809

Jack1816

sly grog (seller, etc.)1829

busthead1851

hooch1897

jackass1921

moon1921

samogon1928

shine1933

shinny1934

Hokonui1947

1851 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 13 Nov. Not a bad face, but indicative of an inordinate passion for fat beef, and ‘bust-head’.

1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 19 Oct. Irresistible proclivities towards ‘bust-head’ whisky, ‘red-eye’ rum, and loafing generally.

a1898 W. C. Brann Brann the Iconoclast (1911) I. 424 Love will pick a man up quicker and throw him down harder than even the double-distilled brand of prohibition busthead.

1916 Overland Monthly Oct. 313/1 I thought with plenty of ‘bust-head’ on the place, the men'd become so drunk they'd be easily captured.

1995 M. L. Settle Choices i. iii. 55 He wasn't doin nuthin but standin out in the woods with some fellahs drinkin a little busthead moonshine.

2005 M. F. Sohn Appalachian Home Cooking 101 Those who know the drink call it corn squeezin's, skull cracker,..tiger's sweat, rotgut, or busthead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	busthead
释义	bustheadn. Brit. /ˈbʌsthɛd/, U.S. /ˈbəstˌ(h)ɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bust v.², head n.¹ Etymology: < bust v.² + head n.¹ U.S. slang. Cheap, strong, alcoholic liquor (esp. whisky) which has been home-brewed or illicitly distilled. Also attributive, as busthead whisky, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] > illicit spirits moonshine1782 moonlight1809 Jack1816 sly grog (seller, etc.)1829 busthead1851 hooch1897 jackass1921 moon1921 samogon1928 shine1933 shinny1934 Hokonui1947 1851 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 13 Nov. Not a bad face, but indicative of an inordinate passion for fat beef, and ‘bust-head’. 1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 19 Oct. Irresistible proclivities towards ‘bust-head’ whisky, ‘red-eye’ rum, and loafing generally. a1898 W. C. Brann Brann the Iconoclast (1911) I. 424 Love will pick a man up quicker and throw him down harder than even the double-distilled brand of prohibition busthead. 1916 Overland Monthly Oct. 313/1 I thought with plenty of ‘bust-head’ on the place, the men'd become so drunk they'd be easily captured. 1995 M. L. Settle Choices i. iii. 55 He wasn't doin nuthin but standin out in the woods with some fellahs drinkin a little busthead moonshine. 2005 M. F. Sohn Appalachian Home Cooking 101 Those who know the drink call it corn squeezin's, skull cracker,..tiger's sweat, rotgut, or busthead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1851
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