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whiskey

or ·É³ó¾±²õ·°ì²â

[ hwis-kee, wis- ]

noun

plural whiskeys.
  1. an alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol.
  2. a drink of whiskey.
  3. a word used in communications to represent the letter W.


adjective

  1. made of, relating to, or resembling whiskey.

Whiskey

1

/ ˈ·Éɪ²õ°ìɪ /

noun

  1. communications a code word for the letter w
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

whiskey

2

/ ˈ·Éɪ²õ°ìɪ /

noun

  1. the usual Irish and US spelling of whisky
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whiskey1

1705–15; short for whiskybae < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha, ultimately translation of Medieval Latin aqua vitae literally, water of life; usquebaugh
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Remember they both drink whiskey like real men.

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Meanwhile, representatives from the American, Canadian, and Mexican spirit industries argued in a joint statement that drinks like bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, tequila, and Canadian whisky "can only be produced in their designated countries".

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On the other side, U.S. distillers say they will suffer if the EU goes ahead with its plan to impose a 50% tariff on American whiskey.

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Top European Union leaders have alluded to potent retaliation that could extend beyond American whiskey and hit directly at Silicon Valley, core to the U.S. and Californian economy.

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The trading bloc was set to impose duties on US products, including a 50% levy on whiskey, from 1 April to which Trump then responded with a 200% alcohol tariff threat.

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