usquebaugh

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Before the 18th century usquebaugh is the regular form.

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

We drank your healths together in usquebaugh after our tea: we are the greatest friends alive.

From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George

"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

What is the world coming to when fresh beef and usquebaugh are crowded to the wall by bad-smelling water!

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams

A mourning hat-band; and half a bottle of usquebaugh.

From Isaac Bickerstaff, physician and astrologer by Steele, Richard, Sir