n. Irish & Scots Whiskey. [Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha and Irish Gaelic uisce beatha, water of life, whiskey (translation of Medieval Latin aqua vītae) : Old Irish uisce, water; see wed-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Old Irish bethad, genitive of bethu, life; see gwei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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