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fire⋅wa⋅ter

  [fahyuhr-waw-ter, -wot-er]
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–noun
alcoholic drink; liquor.
Origin:
1820–30; fire + water; prob. a trans. of an expression in an Algonquian language, as Ojibwa iškote⋅wa⋅po⋅ whiskey (earlier, other distilled liquors), equiv. to iškote⋅w-, comb. form of iškote⋅ fire + -a⋅po⋅ liquid
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*Waterfire Providence RI*
Small Luxury Hotel Pivotal Location in Historic Downtown District!
www.Providence-WaterFire.com
fire·wa·ter   (fīr'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər)   
n.   Slang
Strong liquor, especially whiskey.

[Translation of Ojibwa ishkodewaaboo, whiskey.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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firewater

  1. n.
    whiskey. (From cowboy and Indian talk.) : This firewater leaves a lot to be desired.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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