usquebaugh

ˈʌs.kwɪ.bɔː

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#1·11h ago

(chiefly, Ireland, Scotland, dated, or, archaic) Whiskey or whisky.

[R]emember the Lo Admyrall and the Lord Threasurer with a couple of Pugges or some vscough baugh or some such toyes, it would shew that you do not neglect them, whoe, I protest, are to you wonderfull kynde.

Origin: [[File:Whiskey in a Glencairn.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A glass with a round bottom which tappers to the lip, served with usquebaugh.|Usquebaugh, now more commonly called whiskey or whisky, in a Glencairn whisky glass.]] and (a of ), from , (ultimately from ) + , (ultimately from ),. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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