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whiskey

or whis·ky

[ hwis-kee, wis- ]

noun

, plural whis·keys.
  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.


adjective

  1. made of, relating to, or resembling whiskey.

Whiskey

1

/ ˈwɪskɪ /

noun

  1. communications a code word for the letter w


whiskey

2

/ ˈwɪskɪ /

noun

  1. the usual Irish and US spelling of whisky

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whiskey1

1705–15; short for whiskybae < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha, ultimately translation of Medieval Latin aqua vitae literally, water of life; usquebaugh

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Example Sentences

His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.

For Nick Offerman, of Parks and Recreation, the one is a thing: whiskey.

It seems like everyone wants to own Pappy Van Winkle whiskey…but is it worth it?

But there is no shortage of great American whiskey on the market.

This might not fool a knowledgeable whiskey drinker, but how many of those desperate for Pappy are knowledgeable whiskey drinkers?

He walked over to the table and mixed two tumblers of whiskey-and-soda, wondering why he had not thought of it before.

He paused, then mixed and drank another whiskey-and-soda, lit a cigarette, and resumed.

He told me that he was still extravagantly fond of whiskey, though he was constantly "running it down."

"Of course, no good woman wants to be Mrs. Whiskey Weston," said my friend grimly.

Quinine, cholagogue, and whiskey were prescribed in large quantities, and Peter wondered why they failed to cure.

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