usquebaugh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of usquebaugh
1575–85; < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha; whiskey
Example Sentences
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This, he explained, was usquebaugh, "ta watter of life," and the spice of poetry in the description tempted the Colonel and me to try a dram.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
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
They, nothing abashed, continued to squat round the fire, smoking tobacco and quaffing with evident pleasure the small glasses of usquebaugh which Dick bestowed upon them.
From Adventures in the Far West by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Why, was it the usquebaugh that killed her?
From The Beaux-Stratagem by Farquhar, George
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