Liquor vs Hocus - What's the difference?
liquor | hocus |
(obsolete) A liquid.
(obsolete) A drinkable liquid.
A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
(chiefly, US) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
To drink liquor, usually to excess.
To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
(obsolete) To grease.
* Shakespeare
To play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
To stupefy with drugged liquor.
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, chapter=5 To adulterate; to drug (liquor).
One who cheats or deceives.
drugged liquor
As nouns the difference between liquor and hocus
is that liquor is a liquid while hocus is one who cheats or deceives.As verbs the difference between liquor and hocus
is that liquor is to drink liquor, usually to excess while hocus is to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.liquor
English
Alternative forms
* liquour (obsolete)Noun
Synonyms
* (strong alcoholic drink) spirits (British and Australasian English) * (liquid obtained by cooking food) stock, pot liquor (American English), broth, bouillonDerived terms
* hold one's liquor * liquor lounge * liquor storeVerb
(en verb)- Liquor fishermen's boots.
- (Francis Bacon)
References
* * ----hocus
English
Verb
- (Halliwell)
citation, passage=Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.}}
- (Thackeray)
- (Charles Dickens)
Noun
(es)- (South)