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Definition of Schnapps
1. Noun. Any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes.
Generic synonyms: Booze, Hard Drink, Hard Liquor, John Barleycorn, Liquor, Spirits, Strong Drink
Definition of Schnapps
1. n. Holland gin.
Definition of Schnapps
1. Noun. A type of distilled alcoholic beverage, often with a fruit or peppermint flavoring. ¹
2. Noun. A serving of this beverage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Schnapps
1. a strong liquor [n SCHNAPPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schnapps
Literary usage of Schnapps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases in Law and Equity in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court (1859)
"... by means of which a certain kind of liquor or schnapps could be made, at a
specified cost, equal in quality to Wolfe's schnapps, &c. ..."
2. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1894)
"It closed his every strife ; For that sad day that seal'd his death, And when at
last he lost his breath, Deprived him of his life. schnapps. ..."
3. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1884)
"One of our crew became ill, and could neither drink schnapps nor eat seal- meat—a
convincing proof that he was not shamming—and he had to be assisted ashore ..."
4. Pole and Czech in Silesia by James Alexander Roy (1921)
"Much food was consumed, much cognac and schnapps and beer and wine was drunk ;
and dancing was continued with enthusiasm until an early hour. March 2nd. ..."
5. Federal Anti-trust Decisions by United States Courts (1912)
"The adoption of the Traveller brand enabled the defendant to secure an undue
advantage over the schnapps brand in that it was enabled to offer to ..."
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