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firewater

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fire·wa·ter  (frwôtr, -wtr)
n. Slang
Strong liquor, especially whiskey.
[Translation of Ojibwa ishkodewaaboo, whiskey.]
firewater [ˈfaɪəˌwɔːtə]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) any strong spirit, esp whisky
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Noun1.firewater - any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
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firewater [ˈfaɪəˌwɔːtəʳ] N (US) → aguardiente m


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It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other heterodox religionist, was to be scourged out of the town, or an idle or vagrant Indian, whom the white man's firewater had made riotous about the streets, was to be driven with stripes into the shadow of the forest.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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