malt liquor
noun
beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
Origin of malt liquor
First recorded in 1685–95
Words nearby malt liquor
malpresentation,
malraux,
malrotation,
malt,
malt extract,
malt liquor,
malt shop,
malt whisky,
malta,
malta fever,
maltase
Example sentences from the Web for malt liquor
An aqueous infusion of malted grain which, after being boiled with hops, has undergone the vinous fermentation; malt-liquor.
They were having a rare set-to—rashers of bacon, wedges of cheese, with oceans of malt-liquor.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour |R. S. SurteesNext in importance are the tobacco, meat-packing, and malt-liquor industries.
Great Cities of the United States |Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth
British Dictionary definitions for malt liquor
malt liquor
noun
any alcoholic drink brewed from malt