usquebaugh

Example Sentences

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He's a well-plucked one, though, took the lead and kept it, and when it was over, treated us to usquebaugh at Luckey Doughty's store.

From Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia by Johnston, Mary

"Oh! we maun send the Queen a stag, And grouse for her propine, And we'll send her a cask o' the usquebaugh, And a butt o' the red French wine!"

From New Collected Rhymes by Lang, Andrew

Before the 18th century usquebaugh is the regular form.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

You may choose, my master, if you are so nice," replied Ralph Fisher; "you may be glad to smell a peat-fire, and usquebaugh too, if you journey long in the fashion you propose.

From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir

The usquebaugh was circulated in small quantities, and was highly flavoured with a decoction of saffron and other herbs, so as to resemble a medicinal potion rather than a festive cordial.

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir