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foreshots

American

[fawr-shots, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌʃɒts, ˈfoʊr- /

plural noun

the weak spirits that come over in the initial phase in distilling whiskey.

Etymology

Origin of foreshots

First recorded in 1830–40; fore- + shot ¹ + -s ³

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