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SPEAKING
whis‧ky (also whiskey) /ˈwɪski/ noun (plural whiskies or whiskeys) [uncountable and countable]
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English Dictionarywhis‧ky S3 British English (
also whiskey especially American English) /ˈwɪski/
noun (
plural whiskies or whiskeys)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Irish Gaelic;
Origin: uisce beathadh and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha 'water of life']
a strong alcoholic drink made from grain, or a glass of this
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Collocationswhisky noun ADJ. double, large | single, small | stiff | neat, straight I'll have my whisky straight, please.
excellent, fine, good a fine malt whisky
cheap | bootleg (= illegally made)
| blended, Irish (spelt
whiskey),
malt, Scotch, single-malt QUANT. dash, drop, nip He added a dash of whisky to his coffee.
measure, shot, tot She poured herself a large tot of whisky.
bottle, flask, glass, hip-flask, tumbler VERB + WHISKY drink Do you drink whisky?
have He had a whisky on the rocks.
pour (sb) | sip | gulp, swig | down, finish | distil, produce the art of distilling whisky WHISKY + NOUN drinker | bottle, decanter | glass, tumbler | chaser He ordered a beer with a whisky chaser (= a small glass of whisky drunk after a beer)
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business, company, distiller, distillery, industry, production, sales PHRASES whisky on the rocks (= with ice)
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