usquebaugh

[ uhs-kwi-baw, -bah ]

noun

1. (in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey.

usquebaugh

/ ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː /

noun

1. the former name for whiskey
2. the former name for whisky
3. an Irish liqueur flavoured with coriander

Word History and Origins

Origin of usquebaugh¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of usquebaugh¹

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

Example Sentences

And the taste of that same peat would be in the cup he sipped from as he tippled the local usquebaugh, or whisky, as he sipped the distillation of his own land, the very definition of terroir.

From Seattle Times

He was busy saving it with Mother Marian and the usquebaugh.

From Literature

They took away his pen and poured him several bumpers of usquebaugh, not forgetting to take a nip or two themselves.

From Literature

Manus rubbed his eyes and looked right and left, before and behind; and there were the vessels of gold and the vessels of silver, the dishes, and the plates, and the cups, and the punch-bowls, and the tankards: there was the golden mether, too, that every Thierna at his wedding used to drink out of to the kerne in real usquebaugh.

From Project Gutenberg

The world loved him, and he saw no good reason why he should not in return love its venison and usquebaugh.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• alcohol
• drink
• liquor
• spirits