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usquebaugh

Pronunciation: /ˈʌskwɪbɔː/

Definition of usquebaugh

noun

[mass noun] chiefly Irish & Scottish

whisky.

Origin:

late 16th century: from Irish and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha 'water of life'; compare with whisky

usquebaugh in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of usquebaugh in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

USO
Usonian
USP
Uspallata Pass
USPS
usquebaugh
USS
USSR
Ust-Abakanskoe
ustad
Ustashe

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