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adj
very strong, containing a high concentration of alcohol
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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noun
cheap, strong whiskey or similar alcoholic beverage
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz Proto-West Germanic *feuwar tigiwi Old English fēowertiġ Middle English fourty English forty Old English *rodd Middle English rodde English rod English forty-rod From forty + rod, a measure of distance, suggesting whiskey so strong it can affect one from 200 meters away.
