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peat reek

Meaning of "peat reek" in the English dictionary

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peat reek


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEAT REEK

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Peat reek is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PEAT REEK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of peat reek in the English dictionary

The definition of peat reek in the dictionary is the smoke of a peat fire. Other definition of peat reek is whisky distilled over a peat fire.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEAT REEK

peascod · pease · pease pudding · pease-brose · peasecod · peashooter · peasouper · peat · peat bog · peat moss · peat pot · peatary · peatland · peatman · peatship · peaty · peau de soie · peavey · peavies · peavy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEAT REEK

Ancient Greek · Byzantine Greek · Cooper Creek · creek · Cripple Creek · Dawson Creek · fenugreek · Greek · Greek meets Greek · Late Greek · Medieval Greek · Middle Greek · Modern Greek · reek · shit creek · up the creek

Synonyms and antonyms of peat reek in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «peat reek» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEAT REEK

Find out the translation of peat reek to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of peat reek from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peat reek» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

泥炭臭气
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

olor de turba
570 millions of speakers
en

English

peat reek
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पीट भाप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجفت عفونة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

торф вонь
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

turfa fedor
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পিট রিকে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tourbe relent
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Rehat gambut
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Torf Gestank
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

泥炭臭い
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

탄 냄새가 난다고
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Peat reek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

than bùn khói
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கரி reek
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कुजून रुपांतर झालेले वनस्पतिजन्य पदार्थ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Turba reek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

peat reek
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

torf fetor
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

торф сморід
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

turbă miros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τύρφη reek
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

turf stank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torv reek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

torv dunst
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEAT REEK»

Discover the use of peat reek in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peat reek and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Whisky: Technology, Production and Marketing
Detailed reviews are available in the literature (Bathgate, 1973; Walker, 1990). The compounds are introduced during kilning by exposing the malt to the smoke (reek) from burning peat. Phenols from peat reek are absorbed efficiently when ...
Inge Russell, Graham Stewart, 2003
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the coursing calendar for the spring season 1869, containing ...
Blacksmith beat Slowworm f Peat Reek (a bye). III. Mr Blanshard's Blacksmith beat Mr R. Petersen's PEAT Reek. It was hardly to be expected, after the open weather we have had, that the stakes at this meeting should fill as well as they did ...
‎1869
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The Edinburgh History of the Scots Language
This may rather be a case of direct transference of meaning (as CSD treats it), but the phrase peat-reek whisky precedes (by a narrow margin) the first unambiguous use of peat-reek alone in this sense. Continuing the subject of drink, the very ...
Charles Jones, 1997
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Medical and Surgical Monographs
Before leaving the subject of the domestic uses of creosote, it may be stated, that four drops of creosote added to a gallon of whiskey, impart to it a peculiar flavour, very similar to that wellknown by the name of the peat-reek. Dealers have long ...
Gabriel Andral, 1838
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Dunglison's American medical library
Before leaving the subject of the domestic uses of creosote, it may be stated, that four drops of creosote added to a gallon of whiskey, impart to it a peculiar flavour, very similar to that well- known by the name of the peat-reek. Dealers have ...
Robley Dunglison, 1838
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The Medico-chirurgical review
Before leaving the subject of the domestic uses of creosote, it may be stated, that four drops of creosote added to a gallon of whiskey, impart to it a peculiar flavour, very similar to that well known by the name of the Peat-reek. Dealers have long ...
James Johnson, 1836
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The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
Before leaving the subject of the domestic uses of creosote, it may be stated, that four drops of creosote added to a gallon of whiskey, impart to it a peculiar flavour, very similar to that well known by the name of the Peat-reek. Dealeis have long ...
‎1836
8
The Medico-Chirurgical Review,and Journal of Practical ...
Before leaving the subject of the domestic uses of creosote, it may be stated, that four drops of creosote added to a gallon of whiskey, impart to it a peculiar flavour, very similar to that well known by the name of the Peat-reek. Dealeis have long ...
James Johnson,M.D. and Henry James Johnson,Esq.Edited By, 1836
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Peat-reek, 1. The smoke of turf-fuel, S. 2. Transferred to the flavour communicated to aquavitae, in consequence of its being distilled by means of turf -fuel, S. 3. " Highland whisky," S. Wi' gude peat-reek my head was light.Duff's Poems, p. 115.
John Jamieson, 1825
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Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from ...
In the opener glades of the woods the wild hyacinths lie in the hollows, in wreaths and festoons of smoke as blue as peat-reek. As we walk through them the dew in their bells swishes pleasantly about our ankles, and even those we have ...
S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett, 2012

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEAT REEK»

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Film festival offers hidden gems
Films with a Highland connection include Peat Reek, which is about an illicit whisky distillery in the 19th-century, filmed in the Highlands, and A ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Oct 14»
2
Laphroaig releases mixed barrel Scotch in US
“The whisky delivers a liquid with a unique marriage of our trademark 'peat reek' and a gentle sweetness, which we hope will both surprise and ... «The Spirits Business, Jul 14»
3
Anchor Distilling Co. & The Benriach Distillery Co. Release Four …
... to distill whisky from both styles of malted barley – peated and non-peated – and thereby capture the defining taste and aroma of peat reek. «BevNET.com, Jan 14»
4
Whisky's deep roots in Canada: Margaret Swaine's spirits review
Islay whiskies have a distinctive peat reek from the special peat harvested on the island used to smoke the malting barley and a notable brine ... «National Post, Nov 13»
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Wear This, Drink That: L.B.M. 1911 Herringbone Jacket and …
It's one of only a handful of distilleries in Scotland still actively malting barley on site; peat reek wafts from the kiln and into the town proper. «Esquire, Oct 13»
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It's all about nature in trip to Isle of Skye
The wee dram he offered a visitor had the seaweedy aroma and “peat reek” that Talisker is known for. Skye also has its own brewery, which ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Aug 12»
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Oh, for peat's sake: Scotch gets smoked
... as Smokehead Islay Single Malt, Blackadder Peat Reek, Bruichladdich Peat and, for the inevitable Loch Ness allusion, the Peat Monster. «Globe and Mail, Nov 11»
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Maltmatcher: app and site that helps you choose malt whiskys
Baffled by labels with information about maltsters, peat reek and weird bits of Gaelic..? by sentences beginning: “a marriage of Ardbeg from ... «Shiny Shiny, Dec 09»
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