firewater
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈfaɪərˌwɔtər/
- Archaic
- With a worried heart, she watched the men dance, some of them, including White Horse, drinking the white man's firewater that they felt gave them visions.
- drink firewater
- drunk on firewater
- local firewater
Examples
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After a long week, he decided to relax with a glass of firewater by the fireplace.
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So that's what firewater tastes like.
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Too much firewater last night, huh?
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And maybe I'll take all the firewater with me!
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Maybe he would dance all night and finally pass out from too much firewater.
Fiction book (1992) -
Tonight he sat drinking the firewater, something he had begun doing more and more.
Fiction book (1992) -
I do not want arguments from you, especially when I wish to drink the firewater.
Fiction book (1992) -
Clears your head after too much firewater.
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On the downtown side of Pico-Union, Coyote had spent the entire morning searching for a lifesaving, cool drink of firewater.
Fiction book (1995) -
Local Indians discovered firewater and hangovers and traded herbs, minerals, and furs.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
17
3.0
Strong alcoholic drinks like whiskey, vodka, or gin
1
5.3
Strong alcoholic drinks like brandy, whiskey, or rum
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Firewater puts together fire and water to make a strong picture: a liquid ('water') that seems to burn ('fire'). That's why people used it to mean very strong spirits like whisky or rum, especially in old frontier trade stories.