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whisky
(encz) | whisky,viska n: Zdeněk Brož |
whisky
(encz) | whisky,whisky n: Zdeněk Brož |
whisky
(czen) | whisky,usquebaughn: [irs.] [skot.] Michal Ambrož |
whisky
(czen) | whisky,whiskeyn: z irštiny uisce beatha - voda života Michal Ambrož |
whisky
(czen) | whisky,whiskiesn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
whisky
(czen) | whisky,whiskyn: Zdeněk Brož |
Whisky
(gcide) | Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
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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Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
Kentucky.
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
beneath. Called also moose bird.
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Whisky
(gcide) | Whiskey \Whis"key\, Whisky \Whis"ky\, n.; pl. Whiskeysor
Whiskies. [See Whisk, v. t. & n.]
A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also
tim-whiskey.
[1913 Webster] Whiskey Ring |
whisky
(wn) | whisky
n 1: a liquor made from fermented mash of grain [syn: whiskey,
whisky] |
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corn whisky
(encz) | corn whisky, n: |
malt whisky
(encz) | malt whisky, n: |
rye whisky
(encz) | rye whisky,žitná n: Michal Ambrož |
scotch whisky
(encz) | Scotch whisky,druh whisky Zdeněk BrožScotch whisky,skotská whisky IvČa |
whisky neat
(encz) | whisky neat, n: |
whisky on the rocks
(encz) | whisky on the rocks, n: |
whisky sour
(encz) | whisky sour, n: |
druh whisky
(czen) | druh whisky,Scotch whisky Zdeněk Brož |
nápoj s whisky
(czen) | nápoj s whisky,mint julep Zdeněk Brož |
sklenka whisky
(czen) | sklenka whisky,a short one Pavel Cvrček |
skotská whisky
(czen) | skotská whisky,Scotch whisky IvČa |
whisky se sodou
(czen) | whisky se sodou,highball Zdeněk Brož |
štamprle na whisky
(czen) | štamprle na whisky,jigger Zdeněk Brož |
Bourbon whisky
(gcide) | Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
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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Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
Kentucky.
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
beneath. Called also moose bird.
[1913 Webster] WhiskyfiedBourbon whisky \Bour"bon whis"ky\
See under Whisky.
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Crooked whisky
(gcide) | Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
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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Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
Kentucky.
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
beneath. Called also moose bird.
[1913 Webster] WhiskyfiedCrooked \Crook"ed\ (kr??k"?d), a.
1. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning;
bent; twisted; deformed. "Crooked paths." --Locke.
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he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere. --Shak.
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2. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted
from the right.
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They are a perverse and crooked generation. --Deut.
xxxii. 5.
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3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.
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Crooked whisky, whisky on which the payment of duty has
been fraudulently evaded. [Slang, U.S.] --Barlett.
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malt whisky
(gcide) | malt whiskey \malt whiskey\, malt whisky \malt whisky\n.
A whiskey distilled in Scotland (esp. whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still); Scotch whisky.
Syn: Scotch, Scotch-whiskey, Scotch whisky.
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Potato whisky
(gcide) | Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
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Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister
beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species
(Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the
gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most
common. See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius
trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or
hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the "potato" of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a
fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the
original stock of the sweet potato.
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Whisky
(gcide) | Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
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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Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
Kentucky.
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
beneath. Called also moose bird.
[1913 Webster] WhiskyfiedWhiskey \Whis"key\, Whisky \Whis"ky\, n.; pl. Whiskeysor
Whiskies. [See Whisk, v. t. & n.]
A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also
tim-whiskey.
[1913 Webster] Whiskey Ring |
Whisky Jack
(gcide) | Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
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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Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
Kentucky.
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
beneath. Called also moose bird.
[1913 Webster] Whiskyfied |
Whisky Ring
(gcide) | Whiskey Ring \Whiskey Ring\, or Whisky Ring \Whisky Ring\ . (U.
S. Hist.)
A conspiracy of distillers and government officials during
the administration of President Grant to defraud the
government of the excise taxes. The frauds were detected in
1875 through the efforts of the Secretary of the Treasury B.
H. Bristow, and most of the offenders were convicted.
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Whiskyfied
(gcide) | Whiskyfied \Whis"ky*fied\, Whiskeyfied \Whis"key*fied\, a.
[Whisky + -fy.]
Drunk with whisky; intoxicated. [Humorous] --Thackeray.
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blended whisky
(wn) | blended whisky
n 1: mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral
spirits [syn: blended whiskey, blended whisky] |
corn whisky
(wn) | corn whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent
corn [syn: corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn] |
irish whisky
(wn) | Irish whisky
n 1: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: Irish,
Irish whiskey, Irish whisky] |
malt whisky
(wn) | malt whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky] |
rye whisky
(wn) | rye whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: rye,
rye whiskey, rye whisky] |
scotch malt whisky
(wn) | Scotch malt whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky] |
scotch whisky
(wn) | Scotch whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky] |
whisky neat
(wn) | whisky neat
n 1: a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered
a whiskey neat" [syn: whiskey neat, whisky neat] |
whisky on the rocks
(wn) | whisky on the rocks
n 1: whiskey with ice [syn: whiskey on the rocks, {whisky on
the rocks}] |
whisky sour
(wn) | whisky sour
n 1: a sour made with whiskey [syn: whiskey sour, {whisky
sour}] |
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