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strong waters

strong waters is the plural of strong water.

Meaning of strong water

Noun

strong water (plural strong waters)

  1. (archaic) A strong solvent, (particularly) nitric acid.
  2. (archaic) A strong drink, (particularly) distilled spirits.
    • Now, if there be six Coppers, the first two are thinnest and biggest, in which the juyce is first boiled; but not by a very strong fire, for that will make the Scum to rise, by casting in Temper, as they call it: the first of which that ariseth is little worth; but afterwards, what is scum'd off...1672, William Hughes, The American Physitian..., pages 33-34

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What is strong waters the plural of?
Strong waters is the plural of strong water.

Words near strong waters in the dictionary

  1. strong suits
  2. strong typing
  3. strong verb
  4. strong verbs
  5. strong water
  6. strong waters
  7. strong-arm
  8. strong-armed
  9. strong-armer
  10. strong-armers
  11. strong-arming

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