| 单词 | pass whiskey |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspass whiskey Designating strong alcoholic drinks made in the southern United States and Mexico from grapes or agaves. Chiefly in pass whiskey, pass wine. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [adjective] heady1559 pass1840 1840 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 6 Sept. 2/4 The wild American youths..were highly excited with pass whiskey, which they had been drinking at some fandango. 1844 J. Gregg Commerce of Prairies II. 77 The inhabitants [of the El Paso valley] manufacture [from grapes] a very pleasant wine, somewhat resembling Malaga. A species of aguardiente (brandy) is also distilled from the same fruit... These liquors are known among Americans as ‘Pass wine’ and ‘Pass whiskey’. 1874 E. Eastman Seven & Nine Years among Camanches & Apaches 116 The juice [of the pita plant] distilled, produces the fiery mezcal, familiarly known among the trappers as ‘pass whiskey’. 1968 R. F. Adams W. Words 221/1 Pass whisky, a trader's name for aguardiente distilled from grapes. < as lemmas |
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