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SCHIEDAM
Proper noun
Schiedam
A city in South Holland, Netherlands.
A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
Etymology
Short for Schiedam schnapps.
Noun
schiedam (uncountable)
Gin produced in Schiedam, a southern municipality of the Netherlands.
Source: Wiktionary
Schie*dam", n. Etym: [Short for Schiedam schnapps.]
Definition: Holland gin made at Schiedam in the Netherlands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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