peach brandy
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of peach brandy
An Americanism dating back to 1705–15
Example Sentences
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A decorated block of ice will shine in the classic Philadelphia Fish House punch, which dates to the early 18th century and blends rum, cognac and peach brandy.
From Seattle Times
“He would roll in and be drinking his peach brandy and asking if we wanted to go shoot gophers at, like, 95,” Uhlaender said.
From Washington Post
That didn’t stop Charles Ball from pocketing the “fine ripe fruit” during his escape from a plantation in Morgan County, Georgia, and chugging a dram of peach brandy on the road North to freedom.
From Slate
The 700 pounds of peaches they needed for the peach brandy?
From Washington Times
Hinckley dressed like Bickle, collected firearms like him, kept a diary like him, even drank peach brandy like him.
From The Guardian
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