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Definition of Firewater
1. Noun. Any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum).
Generic synonyms: Booze, Hard Drink, Hard Liquor, John Barleycorn, Liquor, Spirits, Strong Drink
Definition of Firewater
1. Noun. High proof alcohol, usually "whiskey", especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans. (a Native American term, a calque of the Ojibwa word ''ishkodewaaboo'', ''ishkodew'' meaning "fire" and ''aaboo'' meaning "water/liquid"). So-called due to frequent inclusion of red pepper by traders in order to hide the taste of cheap doctored alcohol, often including low grade ingredients such as tobacco juice, molasses, etc. Sometimes used humorously in other contexts. ¹
2. Noun. High temperature hydraulic discharge of condensate from industrial boilers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Firewater
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Firewater
Literary usage of Firewater
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Actor's Tour: Or, Seventy Thousand Miles with Shakespeare by Daniel Edward Bandmann (1885)
"... suburban cottage — Stories of him — "firewater" — The old Hawaiian laws against
spirituous liquors—The repeal of those laws a great misfortune — A land ..."
2. An Actor's Tour, Or, Seventy Thousand Miles with Shakespeare by Daniel Edward Bandmann (1885)
"... to hia suburban cottage — Stories of him — " firewater " — The old Hawaiian
laws against spirituous liquors—The repeal of those laws a great misfortune— ..."
3. A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1905)
"Voted, that the Thanks of the Town be given to Stephen Gor- ham Esq Mr.
Oliver firewater & Stephen Codman Esq who ..."
4. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1831)
"Dr firewater's Observations oil the earth. But of late years, the brown coal beds
have acquired more importance from their affording the materials for the ..."
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