usquebaugh
(in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey.
Origin of usquebaugh
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How to use usquebaugh in a sentence
I had been losing cursedly at cards that day, and mine host's wine had a dash of usquebaugh in it, I dare swear.
The Master of Appleby | Francis LyndeHis wife departed, muttering to herself, and the reverend Gideon pulled out of his capacious pocket a flask of usquebaugh.
Audrey | Mary JohnstonWhat is the world coming to when fresh beef and usquebaugh are crowded to the wall by bad-smelling water!
The Fat of the Land | John Williams StreeterA mutchkin o' usquebaugh for ilka man,' shouted a burly flesher, ''tis mair heartenin'.'
Border Ghost Stories | Howard PeaseBut her diseased mind required stronger stimulants, and sought them in gallantry, in basset, and in usquebaugh.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for usquebaugh
/ (ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː) /
Origin of usquebaugh
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