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Webster
1913
Edition
Strong-water
Strong′-waˊter
,
Noun.
1.
An acid.
[Obs.]
2.
Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor.
Webster
1828
Edition
Strong-water
STRONG-WATER
,
Noun.
[strong and water.] Distilled or ardent spirit. [Not in use.]
Definition
2024
strong-water
strong-water
English
Noun
strong
-
water
(
plural
strong-waters
)
(
obsolete
,
chemistry
)
An
acid
.
(
obsolete
)
Distilled
spirits
;
intoxicating
liquor
.
Etymology
Perhaps a calque of
Latin
aqua fortis
.
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