usquebaugh

[ uhs-kwi-baw, -bah ]

/ ˈʌs kwɪˌbɔ, -ˌbɑ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR usquebaugh ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

(in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey.

Origin of usquebaugh

1575–85; <Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha;see whiskey

Words nearby usquebaugh

Uspallata Pass, USPHS, USPO, USPS, USP unit, usquebaugh, USR, USRC, U.S. RDA, U.S.S., U.S.S.B.

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Example sentences from the Web for usquebaugh

I have just received your letter of the 2nd, with the usquebaugh, for which I am much obliged to you.
Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third|The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
The doctor had thrown another glass of usquebaugh into his cup, of course unobserved.
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector|William Carleton
I had been losing cursedly at cards that day, and mine host's wine had a dash of usquebaugh in it, I dare swear.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
But her diseased mind required stronger stimulants, and sought them in gallantry, in basset, and in usquebaugh.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

Charles eagerly pressed for another supply of usquebaugh and warm water.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for usquebaugh

usquebaugh

/ (ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː) /

noun

Irish the former name for whiskey

Scot the former name for whisky

an Irish liqueur flavoured with coriander

Word Origin for usquebaugh

C16: from Irish Gaelic uisce beathadh or Scot Gaelic uisge beatha water of life

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单词	usquebaugh
释义	usquebaugh [ uhs-kwi-baw, -bah ] / ˈʌs kwɪˌbɔ, -ˌbɑ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR usquebaugh ON THESAURUS.COM noun (in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey. Origin of usquebaugh 1575–85; <Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha;see whiskey Words nearby usquebaugh Uspallata Pass, USPHS, USPO, USPS, USP unit, usquebaugh, USR, USRC, U.S. RDA, U.S.S., U.S.S.B. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for usquebaugh I have just received your letter of the 2nd, with the usquebaugh, for which I am much obliged to you. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third\|The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos The doctor had thrown another glass of usquebaugh into his cup, of course unobserved. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector\|William Carleton I had been losing cursedly at cards that day, and mine host's wine had a dash of usquebaugh in it, I dare swear. The Master of Appleby\|Francis Lynde But her diseased mind required stronger stimulants, and sought them in gallantry, in basset, and in usquebaugh. The History of England from the Accession of James II.\|Thomas Babington Macaulay Charles eagerly pressed for another supply of usquebaugh and warm water. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745\|Mrs. Thomson British Dictionary definitions for usquebaugh usquebaugh / (ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː) / noun Irish the former name for whiskey Scot the former name for whisky an Irish liqueur flavoured with coriander Word Origin for usquebaugh C16: from Irish Gaelic uisce beathadh or Scot Gaelic uisge beatha water of life Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to usquebaugh drink, alcohol, liquor, spirits, distillery, bourbon, moonshine, distiller, rotgut, corn, rye, poteen, moonshiner, hooch, distill, mountain dew, white lightning, spiritus frumenti
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usquebaugh

noun

Origin of usquebaugh

Words nearby usquebaugh

Example sentences from the Web for usquebaugh

British Dictionary definitions for usquebaugh

noun

Word Origin for usquebaugh

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