WHISKEY
\wˈɪskɪ], \wˈɪskɪ], \w_ˈɪ_s_k_ɪ]\
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Same as Whisky, a liquor.
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Alt. of Whisky
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An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley.
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Same as Whisky, a liquor.
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Alt. of Whisky
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An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Spiritus frumenti, an alcoholic beverage obtained by the distillation of an infusion of fermented grain; a liquid of peculiar taste and odor, nearly colorless when freshly prepared, but acquiring by age from charred barrel or coloring matter, a tint varying from light amber to a yellowish brown. Sp. gr., 917 to 930. It contains about 50 per cent, by weight of alcohol. The U. S. Ph. requires that w. be at least 4 years old.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
