usquebaugh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of usquebaugh
1575–85; < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha; see whiskey
Example Sentences
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This was called usquebaugh, and had a strange peaty flavor, which was at first very unpleasant to them, but to which before they left Scotland they became quite accustomed.
From Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
A mourning hat-band; and half a bottle of usquebaugh.
From Isaac Bickerstaff, physician and astrologer by Steele, Richard, Sir
"Oh! we maun send the Queen a stag, And grouse for her propine, And we'll send her a cask o' the usquebaugh, And a butt o' the red French wine!"
From New Collected Rhymes by Lang, Andrew
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
Our inn here is an excellent one, as far as I am concerned; and the sallad-oil green, like Irish usquebaugh, nothing was ever so excellent.
From Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I by Piozzi, Hester Lynch
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