strong waters


pl n
  1. an archaic name for alcoholic drink

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How to use strong waters in a sentence

  • He opened the strong waters and drank bottle after bottle until he had emptied nine.

    Mighty Mikko | Parker Fillmore
  • Beer for the lads of the forest, mead for the gleeman, strong waters for the tinker, and wine for the rest.

    The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • They bring with them baskets of provisions, hams and shoulders, eggs, and the indispensable allowance of strong waters.

    The Bastonnais | John Lesperance
  • I had with me a small flask of strong waters, to be used as a medicine in case of inward grief.

    Pages From an Old Volume of Life | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • There were Spanish wines, white and red mead, Puaz and strong waters.

    Andrew Marvell | Augustine Birrell