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whiskey Definition

whis·key (hwiskē, wis)

noun pl. -·keys or -·kies

  1. a strong alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain, esp. of rye, wheat, corn, or barley
  2. a drink of whiskey

Etymology: short for usquebaugh < Ir uisce beathadh (or Gael uisge beatha) < uisce, water + beathadh, life < IE base *gwi-, *gwei-, to live > bio-

adjective

of, for, or made with whiskey

whiskey Synonyms

whiskey

n.

bourbon, rye, corn, Scotch, Irish, Canadian, usquebaugh, spiritus frumenti (Latin), hard liquor*, likker*, spirits*, aqua vitae*, firewater*, booze*, sneaky pete*, redeye*, white lightning*, rotgut*, hooch*, alky*, corn*, home-brew*, moonshine*, mountain dew*; see also drink 2.

whiskey Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • drink: Who wants to use low quality gasoline or drink poor whiskey, gin or vodka?
  • make: Making whiskey was supposed to be an Irish secret, stolen by the Scots who couldn't even spell it properly.
  • take: Our general said, " We will take a whiskey straight.
  • have: Now I think I'll have a whiskey for breakfast.
  • produce: Only whiskey produced in Kentucky can be called Bourbon LOOK OUT FOR.. .

Adjective modifier

  • Scotch: Philip Hoessen is sipping from a large glass of Bell's Scotch whiskey.
  • Irish: Why not a Malt whiskey or would an Irish whiskey better?
  • rare: And then back to Jesper's on news that there was a ' healthy ' population of rare malt whiskeys.
  • American: Bourbon Bourbon is American whiskey which is made from at least 51 % corn.
  • cheap: I had spent my time sat in a dimly lit bar watching a man a little on the short side drink cheap whiskey.
  • single: We then started to finish off Ian Scott's single malt whiskey, how much longer will it last?

Modifies a noun

  • distillery: From a whiskey distillery to Royal history, you'll be amazed at what you can discover.
  • bottle: Mike is blogging to: Johnny Alpha smashing whiskey bottles over the head of a squid...
  • glass: He was presented with a set of cut crystal whiskey glasses by Lifeboat Operations Manager Ian Readman on behalf of his fellow Management Committee.
  • cat: Whiskey cat was allowed a short prowl in the garden as well.
  • bar: Built in 1895, the hotel offers traditional Scottish hospitality and dining with its Morvern Restaurant and whiskey lounge bar.

Noun used with modifier

  • malt: With malt whiskey the heating of the kiln will come from peat.
  • bourbon: The occasion started with " cocktails " by which apparently was meant large quantities of Bourbon whiskey.
  • rye: In 1870, the cocktail was changed when American rye whiskey was substituted for the cognac.
  • drinking: He remained in the house all the afternoon drinking whiskey.
whiskey Quotes

Did the Warwickshire militia, who were chiefly artisans, teach the Irish to drink beer, or did they learn from the Irish how to drink whiskey?

—Edgeworth, Maria

Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskeyafterwards as he was rather pious but Mr Salteenawasnot veryaddicted toprayerssohemarched up to bed.

—Ashford, Daisy Mary Margaret

An Irishmanislined with copper, and thebeercorrodesit. But whiskey polishesthe copperand isthesavingof him.

—Twain, Mark pseudonym of  Samuel Langhorne Clemens

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