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Irish whiskey

noun

whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley

• Syn: ↑Irish, ↑Irish whisky

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Irish (for: ↑Irish)

• Hypernyms: ↑whiskey, ↑whisky

• Hyponyms: ↑poteen

• Substance Holonyms: ↑Irish coffee

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized I

: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly of barley

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any whiskey made in Ireland, characteristically a product of barley. Also called Irish.

[1790-1800]

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Irish whiskey,

whiskey distilled in Ireland of barley malt.

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Irish whiskey [Irish whiskey] noun [U, C]

a type of ↑whisky produced in Ireland. (The word is spelt ‘whiskey’ in Ireland and the US, and ‘whisky’ in Scotland.) Famous whiskeys include Bushmills, Jameson’s and Paddy’s.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.