usquebaugh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of usquebaugh
1575–85; < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha; whiskey
Example Sentences
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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
He had oatcake in his sporran, and I a flask of usquebaugh.
From Audrey by Johnston, Mary
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
You may choose, my master, if you are so nice," replied Ralph Fisher; "you may be glad to smell a peat-fire, and usquebaugh too, if you journey long in the fashion you propose.
From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir
Before the 18th century usquebaugh is the regular form.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
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