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hooch1

Pronunciation: /huːtʃ/

(also hootch)

Definition of hooch

noun

[mass noun] informal

alcoholic drink, especially inferior or illicit whisky.

Origin:

late 19th century: abbreviation of Hoochinoo, the name of an Alaskan Indian people who made liquor

hooch in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hooch in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

honours are even
honours list
honours of war
Honshu
hoo-ha
hooch ¹
hooch ²
Hooch, Pieter de
hoochie
-hood
hood ¹

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hooch² Br. Eng
Hooch, Pieter de Br. Eng
de Hooch, Pieter (also de Hoogh) Br. Eng

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