malt liquor
noun
beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
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Origin of malt liquor
First recorded in 1685–95
Words nearby malt liquor
malpresentation, malraux, malrotation, malt, malt extract, malt liquor, malt shop, malt whisky, malta, malta fever, maltase
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Example sentences from the Web for malt liquor
An aqueous infusion of malted grain which, after being boiled with hops, has undergone the vinous fermentation; malt-liquor.
They were having a rare set-to—rashers of bacon, wedges of cheese, with oceans of malt-liquor.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. SurteesNext in importance are the tobacco, meat-packing, and malt-liquor industries.
Great Cities of the United States|Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth
British Dictionary definitions for malt liquor
malt liquor
noun
any alcoholic drink brewed from malt
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