usquebaugh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of usquebaugh
1575–85; < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha; see whiskey
Example Sentences
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Then there's the frightening nursery rhyme: The Irishman loved usquebaugh, The Scot loved ale called Bluecap.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton
My father willingly agreed, and we sang 'Oh, happy land!' after which our visitor followed me to his room, bearing with him the unfinished bottle of usquebaugh which my mother had left on the table.
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
What is the world coming to when fresh beef and usquebaugh are crowded to the wall by bad-smelling water!
From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams
But her diseased mind required stronger stimulants, and sought them in gallantry, in basset, and in usquebaugh.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
He's a well-plucked one, though, took the lead and kept it, and when it was over, treated us to usquebaugh at Luckey Doughty's store.
From Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia by Johnston, Mary
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