Whisky vs Hootch - What's the difference?
whisky | hootch |
(chiefly, UK, and, Canada) An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain and usually aged in in oak barrels.
(chiefly, UK, and, Canada) A drink of this liquor.
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*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=Robert C. Benchley, title=Love Conquers All, chapter=, edition=
, passage=The basic idea of "Rip Van Winkle" would lend itself admirably to Broadway treatment, for Mr. MacKaye has taken liberties, with the legend and introduced the topical idea of a Magic Flask, containing home-made hootch . }}
*{{quote-book, year=1920, author=Ralph S. Kendall, title=The Luck of the Mounted, chapter=, edition=
, passage="Th' few shots av hootch ye had tu throw inta yu' last night tu get ye're Dutch up must be makin' ye see double, me man. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1911, author=Robert W. Service, title=The Trail of '98, chapter=, edition=
, passage="I can't hold my hootch so well as I could a few summers ago--and many hard Falls. }}
As nouns the difference between whisky and hootch
is that whisky is whisky (alcoholic drink) while hootch is (archaic).whisky
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(wikipedia whisky)Alternative forms
* whiskey (qualifier)Noun
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Usage notes
The regional spellings (term) and (whiskey) are also used world-wide to distinguish regional drinks, for example (Scotch whisky), but (bourbon whiskey). ----hootch
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