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HOOCH (P. de) — HOOCH PIETER DE (1629 1684) Né à Rotterdam dans un milieu assez humble, mort à Amsterdam, Pieter De Hooch est, comme ses contemporains Vermeer et Gérard Ter Boch, le peintre de l’intimité bourgeoise. Selon Houbraken, il a été formé à Haarlem dans … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hooch — may refer to:*Illicit or illegal liquor Moonshine *Hoosh, a stew made from water, biscuits, and pemmican *Chattahoochee River, in the southeastern United States *Beasley (dog actor), Hooch in the 1989 film Turner and Hooch *Hooper s Hooch, a… … Wikipedia
Hooch — [hoːx], Hoogh, Pieter de, niederländischer Maler, getauft Rotterdam 20. 12. 1629, ✝ Amsterdam nach 1683; Schüler von N. Berchem in Haarlem. Hooch malte zunächst Soldaten und Wirtshausszenen. 1654 ließ er sich in der Nähe von Delft nieder, wo er … Universal-Lexikon
hooch — n. 1. an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor. [slang] [WordNet sense 1] Syn: hootch. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Military Slang) A living quarters; especially: a thatched hut in Southeast Asia, or any living quarters where a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hooch — also hootch, cheap whiskey, 1897, shortened form of Hoochinoo (1877) liquor made by Alaskan Indians, from the name of a native tribe in Alaska whose distilled liquor was a favorite with miners in 1898 Klondike gold rush; the tribe s name is said… … Etymology dictionary
Hooch — (Hoogh), Pieter de, holländ. Maler, geb. um 1630 in Utrecht, gestorben bald nach 1677 in Amsterdam, bildete sich unter dem Einfluß von J. Duck, später von Rembrandt, war anfangs in Delft tätig, wo er 1655 in die Malergilde aufgenommen wurde, und… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Hooch — Hooch, Pieter de, holländ. Genremaler, geb. 1630 in Utrecht, gest. 1677 in Amsterdam; Innenleben, Kartenspieler u. dgl … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Hooch — Hooch, Pieter de … Enciclopedia Universal
hooch — hootch [hu:tʃ] n [U] especially AmE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: hoochinoo alcoholic drink made by the Hoochinoo people of Alaska (19 20 centuries)] strong alcohol, especially alcohol that has been made illegally … Dictionary of contemporary English
hooch — [ hutʃ ] noun uncount INFORMAL strong alcoholic drink, especially drink that is made illegally … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hooch — (also hootch) ► NOUN informal ▪ alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. ORIGIN abbreviation of Hoochinoo, an Alaskan Indian people who made liquor … English terms dictionary
