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BOURBON
bourbon
(noun) whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty
(noun) a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
Bourbon
(noun) a member of the European royal family that ruled France
Bourbon
(noun) a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bourbon (countable and uncountable, plural bourbons)
A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. Made in the United States.
A serving of bourbon whiskey.
A Bourbon biscuit.
Synonyms
• bourbon whiskey
• Bourbon whiskey
Etymology
Proper noun
Bourbon
A European dynasty which reigns in Spain and formerly ruled the Kingdom of France.
(historical, southern US) A Bourbon Democrat.
(historical, southern US, especially, Mississippi) A white conservative, particularly in the context of opposition to equal rights for black people.
Bourbon County, A county of Kentucky.
Bourbon Street, A street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
(obsolete) The island of RĂ©union.
A town in Indiana.
A city in Missouri.
Source: Wiktionary
Bour"bon, n. Etym: [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon in central France.]
1. A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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