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701 Etymology dictionary, p. dingbat (n.).2
… of alcoholic drink, of unknown origin. It has joined that class of words (such as dingus, doohickey, gadget, gizmo, thingumabob ) which are conjured up to supply …
702 Etymology dictionary, p. dipsomania (n.).2
… for alcohol," also used of the temporary madness caused by excessive drinking, coined in medical Latin from Greek dipsa "thirst" (which is of unknown origin …
703 Etymology dictionary, p. double (n.).3
… "an alcoholic drink with twice as much liquor as usual" is by 1922 ( double drink is from 1901). Tennis sense of "game played by two on each side" is by 1884. Baseball …
704 Etymology dictionary, p. drink (n.).2
"beverage," often especially "alcoholic beverage," late Old English drinc, drync, from drink (v.). Meaning "as much of any liquid as is or may be taken at a time" is from c. 1300.
705 Etymology dictionary, p. drinking (n.).2
late 12c., drinkinge, "the action of drinking," especially drinking for pleasure, verbal noun from drink (v.). Drinking problem "alcoholism" is by 1953; earlier was drinking habit (by 1825).
706 Etymology dictionary, p. drinker (n.).2
Old English drincere, "one who drinks," agent noun from drink (v.). Specifically of habitual consumers of alcoholic beverages from c. 1200.
707 Etymology dictionary, p. dry (adj.).3
… prohibiting alcoholic drink, 1870 ( dry feast, one at which no liquor is served, is from late 15c.); colloquial dry (n.) "prohibitionist" is by 1888, American English …
708 Etymology dictionary, p. egg-nog (n.).2
… weak alcoholic beverages like beer or wine in lieu of the milk.
709 Etymology dictionary, p. ester (n.).2
… an alcohol, 1852, coined in German in 1848 by German chemist Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), professor at Heidelberg. The name is "apparently a pure invention" [Flood …
710 Etymology dictionary, p. ethanol (n.).2
"ethyl alcohol," 1900, contracted from ethane, to which it is the corresponding alcohol, + -ol, here indicating alcohol.
711 Etymology dictionary, p. ethyl (n.).2
1838, from German ethyl (Liebig, 1834), from ether + -yl. Ethyl alcohol, under other names, was widely used in medicine by 13c.
712 Etymology dictionary, p. eye-opener (n.).2
"anything that informs and enlightens," 1863, from eye (n.) + agent noun from open (v.). Earlier "alcoholic drink" especially one taken early in the day (1818).
713 Etymology dictionary, p. firewater (n.).2
also fire-water, "alcoholic liquor," 1826, American English, supposedly from speech of American Indians, from fire (n.) + water (n.1).
714 Etymology dictionary, p. formaldehyde (n.).2
pungent gas formed by oxidation of methyl alcohol, 1869, a contraction of formic aldehyde; see formic + aldehyde. Discovered in 1863 by German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892).
715 Etymology dictionary, p. fortify (v.).2
… or alcohol" is from 1880; meaning "add nutrients to food" is from 1939. Related: Fortified; fortifying .
716 Etymology dictionary, p. gasohol (n.).2
gasoline and ethanol mixture, 1975, from gasoline + (ethyl) alcohol .
717 Etymology dictionary, p. gin (n.1).2
… drinking alcohol, 1714, shortening of geneva, altered (by influence of the name of the Swiss city, with which it has no connection) from Dutch genever "gin," literally …
718 Etymology dictionary, p. glycerol (n.).2
1872, from glycerine + -ol, suffix denoting alcohols.
719 Etymology dictionary, p. grain (n.).4
… ." Grain alcohol attested by 1854.
720 Etymology dictionary, p. grog (n.).2
1749, "alcoholic drink diluted with water," supposedly a reference to Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon (1684-1757), British admiral who wore a grogram (q.v.) cloak …