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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Ir. or Gael.

uisge beatha

, literally, water of life;

uisge

water +

beatha

life; akin to Gr.

βίοσ

life. See

Adj.

, and cf.

A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky.

The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares, pickled salmon, and

usquebaugh

Sir W. Scott.

A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit, raisins, cinnamon and other spices.

Brande & C.

, n.

A compound distilled spirit. From this word, by corruption, we have whiskey.