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fire·wa·ter

(fīr′wô′tər, -wŏt′ər)

n. Slang

Strong liquor, especially whiskey.

[Translation of an Algonquian term such as Ojibwa ishkodewaaboo, whiskey : ishkode, fire + -waaboo, liquid (whiskey being so called because of the burning sensation produced by liquor in the mouth and throat).]

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firewater

(ˈfaɪəˌwɔːtə)

(Brewing) any strong spirit, esp whisky

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fire•wa•ter

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər)

n.

alcoholic drink; liquor.

[1820–30]

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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.

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