strong waters

British  

plural noun

1. an archaic name for alcoholic drink

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Example Sentences

Perhaps only through such filters as Alexander platz will Joyce's strong waters be made potable to the public.

From Time Magazine Archive

Helms alone does not drink strong waters of any kind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the strong waters Lancelot and I would have none, for in those days I never touched them, nor did Lancelot.

From Marjorie by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

For the sternest of reasons the Commandant had, for two or three years past, denied himself the taste of strong waters.

From Major Vigoureux by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

This good Samaritan gave Harrison wine, strong waters, eight stivers, and his passage to Dover, whence he came back to Campden, much to the amazement of mankind.

From Historical Mysteries by Lang, Andrew