ROTGUT

rotgut

(noun) any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rotgut (usually uncountable, plural rotguts)

raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor

Anagrams

• gut rot

Source: Wiktionary


Rot"gut, n.

1. Bad small beer. [Slang]

2. Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be very deleterious. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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