| 单词 | fool's water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfool's water fool's water n. now historical strong alcoholic drink, esp. whisky or some other distilled spirit; = firewater n. 2; cf. fool water n. at Compounds 3.In contexts referring to indigenous peoples of North America; often in representations of their usage. ΚΠ 1815 W. Williams & J. Eagles Jrnl. Llewellin Penrose II. xiv. 82 He then made a remark on the practice of drinking strong liquors, and said, perhaps our people did not use the same caution as the Indians, when they took fool's water. 1889 A. Featherman Social Hist. Races Mankind III. 219 They are very temperate and sober in their habits, and never make use of the white man's fool's water. 2009 L. Du Lac Mail Order Bride x. 119 Marques was too smart to allow his braves to have fool's water. < as lemmas |
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