In Ireland: whiskey produced in small quantities in a private, illegal still.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > illicit whisky (10) poteen1809 In Ireland: whiskey produced in small quantities in a private, illegal still. mountain dew1816 colloquial. Whisky or other spirit, esp. when home-made or illicit. Cf. moonshine, n. 4. poteen whiskey1816 white whisky1822 colourless whisky; spec. (North American) home-made or illicit whisky. pine-top1858 U.S. slang. Cheap or illicit whisky, formerly flavoured with the new shoots of a pine tree. white mule1880 a potent colourless alcoholic drink; spec. illicitly distilled whisky. wild-cat whisky1881 figurative. Applied to banks in the western United States which, before the passing of the National Bank Act of 1863, fraudulently issued notes with… brush whisky1885 wild cat1887 figurative. Illicitly distilled whisky. Cf. wild-cat whisky at compounds 1b. white lightning1907 (a) inferior or illicitly distilled whisky; (b) a kind of LSD. |
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