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usquebaugh

[ uhs-kwi-baw, -bah ]

/ ˈʌs kwɪˌbɔ, -ˌbɑ /

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noun

(in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey.

Origin of usquebaugh

1575–85; < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha; see whiskey

Words nearby usquebaugh

usp unit, uspallata pass, usphs, uspo, usps, usquebaugh, usr, usrc, uss, ussher, ussr

Example sentences from the Web for usquebaugh

I have just received your letter of the 2nd, with the usquebaugh, for which I am much obliged to you.

Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third |The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
The doctor had thrown another glass of usquebaugh into his cup, of course unobserved.

The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector |William Carleton
I had been losing cursedly at cards that day, and mine host's wine had a dash of usquebaugh in it, I dare swear.

The Master of Appleby |Francis Lynde
But her diseased mind required stronger stimulants, and sought them in gallantry, in basset, and in usquebaugh.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay

Charles eagerly pressed for another supply of usquebaugh and warm water.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 |Mrs. Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for usquebaugh

usquebaugh

/ (ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː) /

noun

Irish the former name for whiskey

Scot the former name for whisky

an Irish liqueur flavoured with coriander

Word Origin for usquebaugh

C16: from Irish Gaelic uisce beathadh or Scot Gaelic uisge beatha water of life