whisky

Etymology 1
Variant of, abbreviation of (compare obsolete ), from , calque of. Compare, , , , and from the same source.

Usage notes
The regional spellings and  (from the  form of the same Gaelic word) are used worldwide to distinguish regional drinks, for example, but  and.

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) * 1768,, letter to Mr. M—, in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, pp.7-8,
 * Look into old age, you will see avarice joined to poverty—letchery, gout, impotency, like three monkeys, or London bucks, in a one-horse whisky, driving to the Devil.
 * Look into old age, you will see avarice joined to poverty—letchery, gout, impotency, like three monkeys, or London bucks, in a one-horse whisky, driving to the Devil.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * , whiskey

Etymology
.

Noun

 * , whiskey

Noun

 * 1) whiskey

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) (a glass of) whisky, whiskey

Etymology
.

Noun

 * , whiskey

Etymology
.

Noun

 * , whiskey

Etymology
From (probably via ).

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) whisky (USA, Ireland: whiskey)

Etymology 1
, alternative form of, shortening of , from and.

Noun

 * , whiskey

Etymology 2
, derived from.

Noun

 * 1)  (a kind of light carriage)

Etymology
From, ultimately from.

Noun

 * , whiskey

Etymology
From, originally from Gaelic.

Etymology
From, originally from Gaelic.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * , whiskey

Etymology
.

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * , whiskey

Etymology
, from and.

Noun
nondeclinable


 * , whiskey

Etymology
.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * , whiskey (alcoholic drink)