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usquebaugh

[uhs-kwi-baw, -bah]

noun

(in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey.

Origin:
1575–85; < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha; see whiskey

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usquebaugh (ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː)

—n
1.	(Irish) the former name for whiskey
2.	(Scot) the former name for whisky
3.	an Irish liqueur flavoured with coriander

[C16: from Irish Gaelic uisce beathadh or Scot Gaelic uisge beatha water of life]

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