firewater

• They commenced supplying them with “firewater,” thus attacking them in a weak point. —  The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson
• They brought back food and even a little cheap firewater, and occasionally spied on the priests so she would know when the search ended. —  PRIESTESS OF THE WHITE
• The Red Indians who have been fortunate enough to secure permanent engagements with the several Western film companies are paid salary that keeps them well provided with tobacco and their worshiped "firewater." —  WFMU's Beware of the Blog
• There are very few red men who will not steal; and they are so fond of "firewater," or intoxicating drink, that they are likely to commit worse crimes The pioneer, therefore, built his house much stronger than he would have done had he waited several years before putting it up It was made of logs, strongly put together, and the windows were so narrow that no person, unless very slim, could push his way through them. —  The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier
• He was fond of "firewater," was an inveterate thief, sullen and revengeful, quarrelsome at all times; and, when under the influence of drink, was feared almost as much by his own people as by the whites Red Feather was mounted on a fine-looking horse, which there is little doubt had been stolen from some of the settlers in that part of the country. —  The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier

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