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dew

  [doo, dyoo]
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–noun
1. moisture condensed from the atmosphere, esp. at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
2. something like or compared to such drops of moisture, as in purity, delicacy, or refreshing quality.
3. moisture in small drops on a surface, as tears or perspiration.
4. Informal.
a. Scotch whisky.
b. mountain dew.
–verb (used with object)
5. to wet with or as with dew.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE dēaw; c. G Tau, ON dǫgg

Related forms:
dewless, adjective
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(mountain) dew

  1. n.
    Scotch whiskey. : The real mountain dew is smoky-tasting and amber.
  2. n.
    illicit liquor; any liquor. : Mountain dew is what I want. As long as it's not store bought.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dew 
O.E. deaw, from P.Gmc. *dawwaz, from PIE base *dheu- (cf. Skt. dhavate "flows, runs"). Dewdrop is from 1590; dewpoint is from 1833. Dew-claw is first recorded 1576, but the connection, if any, is obscure (see dewlap).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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