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761 Etymology dictionary, p. spiked (adj.).2
"laced with alcohol," 1909, past-participle adjective from spike (v.) in the "add liquor" sense.
762 Etymology dictionary, p. spirit (n.).8
… "strong alcoholic liquor" by 1670s. This also is the sense in spirit level (1768), so called for the liquid in the clear tube.
763 Etymology dictionary, p. spirituous (adj.).3
The meaning "containing much alcohol" is attested from 1680s. Related: Spiritously; spiritousness; spirituosity, which is attested from 1660s as "spiritual character or quality."
764 Etymology dictionary, p. Sterno (n.).2
U.S. proprietary name for solidified alcohol used as fuel for cooking stoves, 1915, by S. Sternau & Co., New York, N.Y. Also see O. The product was noted by 1935 as a source of dangerous but cheap alcohol for drinking.
765 Etymology dictionary, p. stimulant (adj.).3
… ." Stimulants "alcoholic drinks" is by 1845. The question whether medicinal use of alcohol as a stimulant ought to be excluded from temperance (and if it was a …
766 Etymology dictionary, p. strong (adj.).2
… high alcohol content." The general sense is "possessing or imparting force or energy; intense or intensified in degree."
767 Etymology dictionary, p. stumblebum (n.).2
"alcoholic derelict," 1932, American English; see stumble (v.) + bum (n.2).
768 Etymology dictionary, p. synovia (n.).2
… ) and alcohol. The first element often is referred to syn-, the second perhaps to Latin ovum "egg," which would make it a hybrid.
769 Etymology dictionary, p. taffy (n.).2
… -like alcoholic liquor distilled from molasses, a word presumably of West Indian or Malay (Austronesian) origin (perhaps a Creole shortening of ratafia ). On …
770 Etymology dictionary, p. temperance (n.).3
… drinking alcohol and eating; the narrower focus on "total abstinence from intoxicants" is from early 19c., when it arose as a social movement (compare teetotal …
771 Etymology dictionary, p. tincture (n.).2
… of alcohol" is first recorded 1640s. The verb is recorded from 1610s. Related: Tinctured .
772 Etymology dictionary, p. tipple (v.).2
… ), "sell alcoholic liquor by retail," of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (such as Norwegian dialectal tipla "to drink slowly or in small quantities …
773 Etymology dictionary, p. tippler (n.).2
late 14c., "seller of alcoholic liquors," of uncertain origin (see tipple ). In the sense of "habitual drinker" it dates from 1570s.
774 Etymology dictionary, p. toddy (n.).2
… of alcoholic liquor with hot water, sugar, and spices" first recorded 1786.
775 Etymology dictionary, p. vinyl (n.).2
… ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
776 Etymology dictionary, p. Volstead.2
… percent alcohol.
777 Etymology dictionary, p. wagon (n.).3
… from alcohol" is attested by 1904, originally on the water cart .
778 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Death.14
… mammonism, alcoholism and licentiousness? Even spiritual sins exercise their influence on corporal life; envy is a rottenness of the bones ( Proverbs 14 …
779 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Drunkenness.10
… of alcoholic drinks. The fact that the evil exists today in greater proportions may call for a drastic remedy and a special crusade. But rather than defend …
780 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Infirmity.2
… by alcohol, although the disease would not be cured thereby. It is probable that this condition of body produced a certain slackness in Timothy's work against …