Read full poem →rotting women at Lagos; the desolation of the Congo; Johnny Walker,
and the millions of whisky bottles buried in the sea along the West
Coast; the daily fights on board, officers, sailors, everybody drunk;
Dictionary Entry
An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain and usually aged in oak barrels.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. whiskybottle whiskywhisky scotch
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Poetry examples for “whisky”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →That dwelt near Solway-side;
And whisky Jean, that took her gill,
In Galloway sae wide.
Read full poem →Ordering drinks always floored me. I didn’t know whisky from
gin and never managed to get anything I really liked the taste of.
Read full poem →Lady Iron-Heels and her sister-in-law took a swig of whisky from the
jug under the table, and lifted up their hoes from the floor. The boy
Read full poem →He continued: “I was in the United States Hotel, for making blockade
whisky. I don’t make it any more.” He spat again. “I don’t even go
fishin’ on Sunday unless--”