booze

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  1. noun Hard liquor.
  2. noun An alcoholic beverage.
  3. noun A drinking spree.
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  • Beating the booze was the key for Shropshire darter Ted Hankey as he made a winning start to his BDO World Championship challenge. —  Shropshire Star
  • 'Toms' who found the booze were the exception which was testified to by a special parade held back in Aldershot on our return, when the Colonel read out a letter to the Regiment from the Mayor of Tromso. —  DUFF & NONSENSE!
  • But Gavin's sticking to his newfound sobriety -- with the booze, that is.
  • A Peoples 'History of the United States, which along with the booze is another sign that this saloon claims an unmistakably American pedigree. —  New York Press
  • He described his addiction to booze, and his kicking of the habit in the last book. —  Chortle News RSS
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whiskey ·  bourbon ·  liquor ·  caffeine ·  alcohol ·  cologne ·  gin ·  absinthe ·  cider ·  beer ·  cognac ·  petrol

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booze:   boozing
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Etymologies (1)

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  1. Alteration of obsolete bouse, from Middle English bousen, to drink to excess, from Middle Dutch būsen.
 

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