usquebaugh (countable and uncountable, plural usquebaughs)
Whisky.
Source: Wiktionary
Us"que*baugh, n. Etym: [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha, literally, water of life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to Gr. bi`os life. See Quick, a., and cf. Whisky.]
1. A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky. The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. Sir W. Scott.
2. A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit, raisins, cinnamon and other spices. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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