rotgut
cheap and inferior liquor.
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How to use rotgut in a sentence
Now he was the official distiller, and the rotgut he produced was the only thing that made existence bearable.
The Colonists | Raymond F. JonesI'd sooner have had a pint of old Stringybark, too, than a bucketful of their rotgut liquors.
The Gully of Bluemansdyke | A. Conan DoyleIt must be the rotgut from l'Assommoir that was hacking away inside him.
L'Assommoir | Emile ZolaMen always say a whole lot when theyre full of rotgut, unless they get nasty.
The Plunderer | Roy Norton"That's all that rotgut's good for," the customer said, jumping over the counter.
Null-ABC | Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
British Dictionary definitions for rotgut
/ (ˈrɒtˌɡʌt) /
facetious, slang alcoholic drink, esp spirits, of inferior quality
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