Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Strong alcoholic liquors, such as whiskey or gin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any type of strongly alcoholic beverage prepared by distillation of an alcohol-containing fermented material.
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- noun A strong
distilled alcoholic liquor orwhiskey
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun strong distilled liquor or brandy
Etymologies
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First attested 1471, from its inflammability; see etymology section of ardent.
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