liquors

Noun

liquor (countable and uncountable, plural liquors)

1. (obsolete) A liquid, a fluid.
   • Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence […]1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia
2. (obsolete) A beverage, any drinkable liquid.

   Synonyms:

   beverage, beveridge, drink, libation, potable, potation

3. A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).

   Synonyms:

   stock, pot liquor, broth, bouillon

4. (UK) A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
5. (Australia, Canada, US) Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
   • Here the proprietor has had the good sense of holding on to the good old fashion of giving his customers their moneyworth of good wines and liquors.1879, Chas. McArmor, The New Handbook of Vienna […] , 2nd edition, Otto Maass, page 106

   Synonyms:

   spirits, booze, hard liquor, hard drink, strong drink, aqua vitae, water of life

6. (broadly) Any alcoholic beverage.

   Synonyms:

   adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, fuddling, grog, hard drink, libation

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