firewatern.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəˌwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌwɔdər/,

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌwɑdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., water n.

Etymology: < fire n. + water n. In sense 1 after post-classical Latin ignis aqua (1648 in the passage translated in quot. 1664, or earlier). In sense 2 after Ojibwa ishkodewaaboo liquor (1703 as Scoutioüaboü; < ishkode fire + -waaboo liquid).

†1. Alchemy. Alkahest, a hypothetical universal solvent; = alkahest n. 1. Obsolete.Only in, or with reference to, translations of J. B. van Helmont.

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the world > matter > alchemy > other alchemical substances or theories > [noun] > universal solvent

fireOE

philosophers' vinegar1612

alkahest1651

fire of Hell1658

firewater1664

philosophical vinegar1694

1664 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Wks. 851 The Fire-water [L. ignis aqua]..hath not an homogeneal Being like unto its self.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ignis Aqua, Fire-water, a name by which Helmont in some of his writings calls the alkahest, or universal dissolvent, so much talked of by him and Paracelsus.

1827 J. S. Forsyth Demonologia 87 Van Helmont, the elder, mentions it by the compound name of ignis-aqua, fire-water.

2. Strong alcoholic drink, esp. whisky or some other distilled spirit.Originally with reference to North American Indians or in representations of North American Indian usage (see etymology).

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun]

water of life?c1450

burning watera1475

watera1475

aqua vitae1542

spirit1559

strong water1615

hot waters1616

spirituous liquor1659

spirit1663

fire1707

tape1725

strunt1786

hard stuff1789

firewater1799

fool's water1815

fool water1837

spirituous liquor1842

timber-doodle1842

lightning1858

1799 Weekly Entertainer 4 Feb. 94 They themselves confess that the fire-water kills them before their time..and complain of the Europeans for having introduced among them so dangerous and irresistible a liquor.

1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 156 He informed me that they called the whiskey fire water.

1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans I. xi. 152 His [sc. Magua's] Canada fathers..taught him to drink the fire-water, and he became a rascal.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. x. 165 His father..had a horror of..the fire-water which is generally sold to the undergraduate.

1901 E. Stratemeyer With Washington in West iv. 38 ‘White man's fire-water heap good,’ grunted the Indian. ‘Make Turtle Foot feel young again.’

1910 People (Sydney) 15 Jan. A continual uproar took place solely by ‘men’ who had been fed on firewater, some gallons of beer being given away during the day.

1955 K. Amis Let. (2000) 446 After a salad lunch and getting drunk on the wine I drink some of the local firewater.

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 157 ‘Just get Cokes,’ I tell Reuben. ‘I brought some firewater.’

3. Water reserved or used for firefighting. Chiefly attributive.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > sources of water

firehole1682

firecock1707

fireplug1709

fire cask1800

firewater1916

1916 Hotel Monthly Aug. 53/1 The fire water pump is controlled by Westinghouse 75 h.p. motor.

1960 Petroleum Refiner July 157/2 The battery of the engine is equipped with a trickle charger to insure readiness of the firewater pump at all times.

1994 J. H. Parker Environmental Handbk. 8 If water were to be used in fire fighting at your facility, could contaminated firewater be contained onsite?

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 Sept. (Sports section) 12/5 Because most of the prison barracks were made of wood, the Nazis' insurance company required an on-site firewater supply.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firewater
释义	firewatern. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌwɔdər/, /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌwɑdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., water n. Etymology: < fire n. + water n. In sense 1 after post-classical Latin ignis aqua (1648 in the passage translated in quot. 1664, or earlier). In sense 2 after Ojibwa ishkodewaaboo liquor (1703 as Scoutioüaboü; < ishkode fire + -waaboo liquid). †1. Alchemy. Alkahest, a hypothetical universal solvent; = alkahest n. 1. Obsolete.Only in, or with reference to, translations of J. B. van Helmont. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > other alchemical substances or theories > [noun] > universal solvent fireOE philosophers' vinegar1612 alkahest1651 fire of Hell1658 firewater1664 philosophical vinegar1694 1664 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Wks. 851 The Fire-water [L. ignis aqua]..hath not an homogeneal Being like unto its self. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ignis Aqua, Fire-water, a name by which Helmont in some of his writings calls the alkahest, or universal dissolvent, so much talked of by him and Paracelsus. 1827 J. S. Forsyth Demonologia 87 Van Helmont, the elder, mentions it by the compound name of ignis-aqua, fire-water. 2. Strong alcoholic drink, esp. whisky or some other distilled spirit.Originally with reference to North American Indians or in representations of North American Indian usage (see etymology). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] water of life?c1450 burning watera1475 watera1475 aqua vitae1542 spirit1559 strong water1615 hot waters1616 spirituous liquor1659 spirit1663 fire1707 tape1725 strunt1786 hard stuff1789 firewater1799 fool's water1815 fool water1837 spirituous liquor1842 timber-doodle1842 lightning1858 1799 Weekly Entertainer 4 Feb. 94 They themselves confess that the fire-water kills them before their time..and complain of the Europeans for having introduced among them so dangerous and irresistible a liquor. 1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 156 He informed me that they called the whiskey fire water. 1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans I. xi. 152 His [sc. Magua's] Canada fathers..taught him to drink the fire-water, and he became a rascal. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. x. 165 His father..had a horror of..the fire-water which is generally sold to the undergraduate. 1901 E. Stratemeyer With Washington in West iv. 38 ‘White man's fire-water heap good,’ grunted the Indian. ‘Make Turtle Foot feel young again.’ 1910 People (Sydney) 15 Jan. A continual uproar took place solely by ‘men’ who had been fed on firewater, some gallons of beer being given away during the day. 1955 K. Amis Let. (2000) 446 After a salad lunch and getting drunk on the wine I drink some of the local firewater. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 157 ‘Just get Cokes,’ I tell Reuben. ‘I brought some firewater.’ 3. Water reserved or used for firefighting. Chiefly attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > sources of water firehole1682 firecock1707 fireplug1709 fire cask1800 firewater1916 1916 Hotel Monthly Aug. 53/1 The fire water pump is controlled by Westinghouse 75 h.p. motor. 1960 Petroleum Refiner July 157/2 The battery of the engine is equipped with a trickle charger to insure readiness of the firewater pump at all times. 1994 J. H. Parker Environmental Handbk. 8 If water were to be used in fire fighting at your facility, could contaminated firewater be contained onsite? 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 Sept. (Sports section) 12/5 Because most of the prison barracks were made of wood, the Nazis' insurance company required an on-site firewater supply. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1664
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