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Aqua vitae
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| aqua vitae (ˈviːtaɪ, ˈvaɪtiː) | |
| —n | |
| an archaic name for brandy | |
| [Medieval Latin: water of life] | |
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aqua vitae
from L., lit. "water of life," late 15c. as an alchemical term for unrefined alcohol. Applied to brandy, whiskey, etc. from 1540s. Cf. whiskey, Fr. eau-de-vie "spirits, brandy," lit. "water of life."
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