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Meaning of "usquebaugh" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD USQUEBAUGH

From Irish Gaelic uisce beathadh or Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha water of life.
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PRONUNCIATION OF USQUEBAUGH

usquebaugh  [ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF USQUEBAUGH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Usquebaugh is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES USQUEBAUGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

usquebaugh

Whisky

Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, generally made of charred white oak. Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wooden barrels.

Definition of usquebaugh in the English dictionary

The definition of usquebaugh in the dictionary is an Irish liqueur flavoured with coriander.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH USQUEBAUGH


chokebore
ˈtʃəʊkˌbɔː
counterbore
ˈkaʊntəˌbɔː
Doukhobor
ˈduːkəʊˌbɔː
drawbore
ˈdrɔːˌbɔː
Dukhobor
ˈduːkəʊˌbɔː
hellebore
ˈhɛlɪˌbɔː
maccabaw
ˈmækəˌbɔː
maccaboy
ˈmækəˌbɔː
rebore
ˈriːˌbɔː
smoothbore
ˈsmuːðˌbɔː
usquabae
ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː
Zibo
ˈdzɪˌbɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE USQUEBAUGH

usnea
Usnech
USO
USP
Uspallata Pass
USPHS
USPO
USPS
usquabae
usque
USS
Ussher
USSR
Ussuri
Ust Urt
Ust-Kamenogorsk
Ustashi
ustilagineous
ustilaginous

WORDS THAT END LIKE USQUEBAUGH

belly laugh
Bradlaugh
don´t make me laugh
faugh
haugh
horse laugh
kiaugh
laugh
outlaugh
overslaugh
saugh
scraugh
shaugh
the last laugh
Tombaugh
Waugh

Synonyms and antonyms of usquebaugh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «usquebaugh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF USQUEBAUGH

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

Translator English - Chinese

usquebaugh
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

usquebaugh
570 millions of speakers

English

usquebaugh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

usquebaugh
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

usquebaugh
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

usquebaugh
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

usquebaugh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

usquebaugh
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

usquebaugh
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Usquebaugh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

usquebaugh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

usquebaugh
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

usquebaugh
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Usquebaugh
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

rượu quít ky ở tô cách lan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

usquebaugh
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यूकेबॉफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

usquebaugh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

usquebaugh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

usquebaugh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

usquebaugh
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

usquebaugh
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

usquebaugh
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Usquebaugh
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

usquebaugh
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

usquebaugh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of usquebaugh

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «USQUEBAUGH»

The term «usquebaugh» is used very little and occupies the 158.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «USQUEBAUGH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «usquebaugh» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «usquebaugh» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about usquebaugh

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «USQUEBAUGH»

Discover the use of usquebaugh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to usquebaugh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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British & Foreign Spirits: Their History, Manufacture, ...
Usquebaugh to our feasts in pints was brought up, an hundred at least." — Swift. Description of Irish Feast. " Inspiring; bold John Barleycorn, What dangers thou canst make us scorn ! Wi' tippenny we fear no evil, Wi' Usquebaugh we'll face the  ...
Charles Tovey, 1864
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Whisky: The Manual
Gentleman traveller Fynes Moryson wrote: “Usquebaugh... [is] preferred before our own [English] aqua vitae because of the mingling of Raysons, Fennell seede and other things, mitigating the heat and makeing the taste pleasant...” Moryson ...
Dave Broom, 2014
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The Saturday Evening Post
In the extreme background of the earliest reliable facts which can be discovered concerning Scotland one finds rumors of a fluid known as usquebaugh, or water of life-—-usquebaugh, or uisgebeatha, being the Celtic word which was later ...
‎1921
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The American Catholic Quarterly Review ...
From its complexity, it seems quite evident this cannot be the original usquebaugh. Emerson concluded, however, from general evidence, that this beverage was simply a cordial, but believes a simple Irish distillation, known as " poteen," ...
James Andrew Corcoran, Patrick John Ryan, Edmond Francis Prendergast, 1921
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Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
treemic,. usquebaugh,. dispark. treemic. (TREE-mick) (adj.): Predisposed to bleeding disorders. The formal name for most bleeding disorders is coagulopathy . Coagulation is blood-clotting. Ifa person's blood clots too slowly, that's called ...
William Wilson, 2011
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Why Europe Leaves Home: A True Account of the Reasons which ...
In the extreme background of the earliest reliable facts which can be discovered concerning Scotland, one finds rumors of a fluid known as usquebaugh or water of life — usquebaugh or Uisgebeatha being the Celtic word which was later ...
Kenneth Lewis Roberts, 1922
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Beverages and Their Adulteration: Origin, Composition, ...
In all the works relating to the making of cordials and punches practically similar recipes are given for the material known as "Usquebaugh." It is not, therefore, historically correct to consider ancient or modern whisky as the same substance as ...
Harvey Washington Wiley, 1919
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Edmund Cooper SF Gateway Omnibus: The Cloud Walker, All ...
More usquebaugh. Morewarmth. More coughing. 'Whatthe dominiesaysis true. The First Men did chokeon their own cleverness. Theymade the airoftheir cities unfit to breathe, they made the waters of their rivers andlakes unfit to drink, they ...
Edmund Cooper, 2014
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A Tour in Ireland: With General Observations on the Present ...
The air is temperately cold and moist, and for-a corrective the natives use a close of trestarig, or usquebaugh. This island is for the most part healthy, especially in the middle from south to north. It is arable on the west side for about sixteen ...
Arthur Young, 1809
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Old-time Recipes for Home Made Wines, Cordials and Liqueurs ...
USQUEBAUGH, NO. 1 Usquebaugh is a strong compound liquor, chiefly taken by the dram. It is made in the highest perfection at Drogheda, in Ireland. The following are the ingredients: Take two quarts of best brandy, one-half pound raisins, ...
‎1909

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «USQUEBAUGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term usquebaugh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Usquebaugh towards a Genealogy of BABIP
For abstract reflection I prefer whiskey, a word derived from 'usquebaugh' a Gaelic translation of 'aqua vita', the water of life, the Latin name given to distilled ... «The Good Phight, Jul 15»
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Mike Hale, Grub Hunter: A rare taste of Scotland
Then she discovered usquebaugh, the straw-colored water of life, and everything changed. She's become an “Outlander”-watching, dram-pouring adopted Scot ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
3
Talk of the Irish! Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with these traditional …
Usquebaugh [uhs-kwi-baw, -bah]: Whiskey; comes from the Gaelic phrase uiscebeatha meaning "water of life." Ceilidh [key-lee]: A party or gathering where ... «WTVD-TV, Mar 15»
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Irish Word Facts And Origins For St. Patrick's Day, Beyond The …
Usquebaugh -- Usquebaugh, pronounced “uhs-kwi-baw, -bah” means “whiskey.” It's derived from the Gaelic phrase uisce beatha, which means “water of life.”. «International Business Times, Mar 15»
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5 Irish Words To Learn For St. Patrick's Day
We're all familiar with the leprechaun and Erin go bragh, but do you know how to order a glass of usquebaugh, find a cluricaun, or speak with a fine Irish brogue ... «2paragraphs.com, Mar 15»
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A new lease of life for Italy's aqua vitae?
The word "whisky" comes from whiskybae, originally usquebaugh, an Anglicised version of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic versions of "water of life" (uisce being ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
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There's gold in them there stills – An Irishman's Diary about the great …
The display also features a few judicious quotations, including Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary definition of “usquebaugh”, which digressed to say that the ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
8
Meet the movie star of whisky connoisseurs
In 2009, MacLean's exhaustive knowledge of just about everything distilled from the original spirit of usquebaugh got him elected “Master of the Quaich”, a title ... «GQ India, Dec 14»
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Grief stricken parents move into cemetery home to watch over …
... for McQs/Tartan Arms on March 27 - the eve of what would have been Emma Louise's 30th birthday - hosted by traditional Scottish folk band Usquebaugh. «Scottish Daily Record, Dec 14»
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Hundreds gather in Linlithgow for the West Lothian St Andrew's Day …
And the entertainment continued in the evening at The Highlander Hotel in Armadale, with Scottish entertainment featuring Torphichen's Boorach, Usquebaugh, ... «Scottish Daily Record, Dec 14»

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