snake juice

noun

1. slang.
   any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made

Word History and Origins

Origin of snake juice¹

C19: perhaps so called from its poisonous effects

Example Sentences

Yet he bore the dressing and anointing with crude kerosene oil and snake juice with fortitude.

From Project Gutenberg

Theyre always for sellin and if it comes to a show-down never haggle much about the lucreit all goes for snake-juice anyway.

From Project Gutenberg