单词 | whiskey |
释义 | whiskey /hwis"kee, wis"-/, n. , pl. whiskeys, adj. n. 1. an alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol. 2. a drink of whiskey. 3. a word used in communications to represent the letter W. adj. 4. made of, relating to, or resembling whiskey. Also, whisky. [1705-15; short for whiskybae < Ir uisce beatha or ScotGael uisge beatha, ult. trans. of ML aqua vitae lit., water of life; cf. USQUEBAUGH] |
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