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Firewater
Firewater
meaning
fīr'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər
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Strong liquor, especially whiskey.
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Alcoholic liquor.
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High proof
alcohol
, especially
whiskey
(especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
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High temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
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Origin of firewater
Translation of
Ojibwa
ishkodewaaboo
whiskey
From
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
fire
+
water
, a calque of
Ojibwe
ishkodewaaboo
(“alcohol”), from
ishkode
(“fire”) +
aaboo
(“liquid”, glossed in older works as “water”).
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