| 单词 | busthead whisky |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbusthead whisky 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. < as lemmas |
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