- firewater
- noun Date: 1817 strong alcoholic liquor
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Firewater — ist eine US amerikanische Indie Rock Band, die 1995 von Sänger und Bassist Tod A. (Tod Ashley) gegründet wurde, nachdem sich dessen bisherige Band Cop Shoot Cop aufgelöst hatte. Firewater experimentiert mit verschiedenen musikalischen Einflüssen … Deutsch Wikipedia
firewater — (n.) alcoholic liquor, 1826, American English, supposedly from American Indians, from FIRE (Cf. fire) (n.) + WATER (Cf. water) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
firewater — ► NOUN informal ▪ strong alcoholic liquor … English terms dictionary
firewater — ☆ firewater [fīr′wôt΄ər, fīr′wät΄ər ] n. [calque of Ojibwa ishkodewaaboo, ardent spirits (rum, brandy, whiskey) < ishkodew , fire + aaboo, water, liquid] alcoholic beverage: now humorous … English World dictionary
Firewater — Fire water is a term coined by Native Americans, referring to the method used to demonstrate alcoholic proof .Firewater is an indie rock group founded by Tod A. in 1995. He describes them as a wedding band gone wrong .… … Wikipedia
firewater — n. whiskey. (From cowboy and Indian talk.) □ This firewater leaves a lot to be desired. □ This isn’t gin; it’s firewater! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
firewater — whisky As well as burning your throat and your guts, it is flammable: Would I be consultant in exchange for a generous consignment of firewater? (Private Eye, September 1981) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Firewater (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Firewater Type = studio Artist = Tha Alkaholiks Released = January 24 2006 Genre = Hip hop Length = Label = Waxploitation, Koch Producer = E Swift, Breakmecanix, J Ro, Keezo Kane, The Rural, Danger Mouse, Evidence Reviews … Wikipedia
Firewater (film) — Infobox Film name = The Firewater et. Tulivesi image size = caption = director = Hardi Volmer producer = Mati Sepping writer = Ott Sandrak Hardi Volmer narrator = starring = music = Olav Ehala cinematography = Arko Okk editing = Marju Juhkum… … Wikipedia
firewater — /fuyeur waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. alcoholic drink; liquor. [1820 30; FIRE + WATER; prob. a trans. of an expression in an Algonquian language, as Ojibwa iškote·wa·po· whiskey (earlier, other distilled liquors), equiv. to iškote·w , comb. form of… … Universalium
