firewater

[ fahyuhr-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

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noun

alcoholic drink; liquor.

Origin of firewater

1820–30; fire + water; probably a translation of an expression in an Algonquian language, as Ojibwa iškote·wa·po· whiskey (earlier, other distilled liquors), equivalent to iškote·w-, combining form of iškote· fire + -a·po· liquid

Words nearby firewater

fire up, fire walking, firewall, firewarden, fire watcher, firewater, fireweed, FireWire, firewood, firework, fireworks

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Example sentences from the Web for firewater

The mass of you waste your lives and starve your souls for the sake of beads and scalps, and flesh and firewater.
Not Guilty|Robert Blatchford
And he swallowed a third of his firewater at a gulp and went to find her.
The Prisoner|Alice Brown
Who makes the "firewater," and who supplies the untutored savage with the means of intoxication?
A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America|S. A. Ferrall
They found him abstinent, and they made him a guzzler of firewater.
The Colonial Cavalier|Maud Wilder Goodwin

At the word "firewater," their eyes sparkled with covetousness.
The Indian Scout|Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for firewater

firewater

/ (ˈfaɪəˌwɔːtə) /

noun

any strong spirit, esp whisky

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单词	firewater
释义	firewater [ fahyuhr-waw-ter, -wot-er ] / ˈfaɪərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR firewater ON THESAURUS.COM noun alcoholic drink; liquor. Origin of firewater 1820–30; fire + water; probably a translation of an expression in an Algonquian language, as Ojibwa iškote·wa·po· whiskey (earlier, other distilled liquors), equivalent to iškote·w-, combining form of iškote· fire + -a·po· liquid Words nearby firewater fire up, fire walking, firewall, firewarden, fire watcher, firewater, fireweed, FireWire, firewood, firework, fireworks Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for firewater The mass of you waste your lives and starve your souls for the sake of beads and scalps, and flesh and firewater. Not Guilty\|Robert Blatchford And he swallowed a third of his firewater at a gulp and went to find her. The Prisoner\|Alice Brown Who makes the "firewater," and who supplies the untutored savage with the means of intoxication? A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America\|S. A. Ferrall They found him abstinent, and they made him a guzzler of firewater. The Colonial Cavalier\|Maud Wilder Goodwin At the word "firewater," their eyes sparkled with covetousness. The Indian Scout\|Gustave Aimard British Dictionary definitions for firewater firewater / (ˈfaɪəˌwɔːtə) / noun any strong spirit, esp whisky Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to firewater whiskey, booze, alcohol, smoke, liquor, drink, methanol, ethanol, drinkable, solvent, spirits, liquid, extract, broth, elixir, moonshine, fluid, poison, infusion, intoxicant
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firewater

noun

Origin of firewater

Words nearby firewater

Example sentences from the Web for firewater

British Dictionary definitions for firewater

noun

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