Usʹquebauʹgh (3 syl.).
Whisky (Irish, uisge-beatha, water of life). Similar to the Latin aqua vitœ, and the French eau de vie.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
Whisky (Irish, uisge-beatha, water of life). Similar to the Latin aqua vitœ, and the French eau de vie.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.