tiswin
or tiz·win
[ tiz-ween ]
noun
a fermented beverage made by the Apache people.
Origin of tiswin
1An Americanism first recorded in 1875–80; from Apache, from Mexican Spanish tesgüino, perhaps ultimately from Nahuatl tecuīni “for a pot to flare up, for one's heart to pound”
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How to use tiswin in a sentence
This story seems to profess to give the origin of tobacco, giant cactus and of tiswin.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights | J. William LloydThis abuse was promptly stopped, as also was the making of tiswin.
Alamo Ranch | Sarah Warner BrooksOn the very next day after this some Indians at the Post were drunk on "tiswin," which they had made from corn.
Geronimo's Story of His Life | GeronimoIn May, 1886, the Indians indulged in an extensive and prolonged "tiswin" drunk.
The Career of Leonard Wood | Joseph Hamblen Sears
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