- usquebaugh
- noun Etymology: Irish uisce beatha Date: 1581 Irish & Scottish whiskey
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
usquebaugh
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Usquebaugh — Us que*baugh, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha, literally, water of life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to Gr. bi os life. See {Quick}, a., and cf. {Whisky}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Usquebaugh — (spr. Öskwibah), ein in England u. Irland bereiteter Gewürzbranntwein … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Usquebaugh — (spr. öskwibao), irländ. Gewürzbranntwein; s. Whisky … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
usquebaugh — [us′kwi bä΄, us′kwibô΄] n. [see WHISKEY] [Scot. or Irish] WHISKEY … English World dictionary
Usquebaugh — Single Malt Whisky mit Nosing Glas Blended Scotch Whisky mit Tumbler Whisky ( … Deutsch Wikipedia
usquebaugh — noun /ˈʌskwɪbɔː/ whisky/whiskey , 1922: You’re darned witty. Three drams of usquebaugh you drank with Dan Deasy’s ducats. James Joyce, Ulysses … Wiktionary
usquebaugh — /us kwi baw , bah /, n. (in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey. [1575 85; < Ir uisce beatha or ScotGael uisge beatha; see WHISKEY] * * * … Universalium
usquebaugh — [ ʌskwɪbɔ:] noun chiefly Irish & Scottish whisky. Origin C16: from Ir. and Sc. Gaelic uisge beatha water of life ; cf. whisky … English new terms dictionary
usquebaugh — us·que·baugh … English syllables
usquebaugh — us•que•baugh [[t]ˈʌs kwɪˌbɔ, ˌbɑ[/t]] n. scot. (in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey • Etymology: 1575–85; < Ir uisce beatha or ScotGael uisge beatha … From formal English to slang
