As nouns the difference between hooch and looch
is that hooch is (north america|informal) alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky or hooch can be a thatched hut, chu, or any simple dwelling while looch is a medicine taken by licking; a lambative.
hooch
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of Hootchinoo'', name of a specific liquor, from Tlingit ''Xutsnoowú ?wáan , the group that produced it, from (etyl) , the name of the village on Admiralty Island in which they lived.
Alternative forms
* hootch
Noun
(es)
(North America, informal) Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
Synonyms
* moonshine
Etymology 2
(etyl)
Alternative forms
* hootch
Noun
(es)
A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.
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looch
English
Alternative forms
* loch
Noun
(
es)
A medicine taken by licking; a lambative.
(
Webster 1913)