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Meanings of liquor in English

Russian
крепкий спиртной напиток
Portuguese
bebida destilada
Catalan
beguda destil·lada
Spanish
bebida destilada
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Alcoholic beverage containing more than 20 percent alcohol.

      крепкий спиртной напиток

      The liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked.

            Synonyms
            Examples for "pot liquor"
            Examples for "pot liquor"
            1
            Dey'd po' hot pot liquor in de tray an crumble braid in hit.
            Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
            2
            They would give the little bits of children pot liquor.
            Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
            3
            Serve the greens hot with plenty of the pot liquor.
            Ebony
            4
            The children mostly were raised on pot liquor.
            Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
            5
            She did it with a little pot liquor a little melon, or a pinch of herbs from the garden.
            Ebony
            1
            They'd give us pot likker with bread crumbs in it.
            Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
            2
            These were cared for by an old woman who called them twice a day and fed them " pot likker" (vegetable broth) and skimmed milk.
            Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
            Usage of liquor in English
            1
            The region's public health authorities were in favour of the liquor bans.
            Radio NZ
            2
            The social factor in the liquor traffic is its Gibraltar of defense.
            Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes
            3
            Police confiscated firearms and liquor and will continue to monitor the area.
            The South African
            4
            This results in private clubs whose main purpose is to serve liquor.
            The new yorker
            5
            You are a physician; you know the vagaries of men in liquor.
            The Ragged Edge
            6
            Three Act Party MPs have voted againist the government's new liquor legislation.
            Radio NZ
            7
            Strain all the liquor from the oysters; add the water, and heat.
            The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
            8
            There shall be no movement of liquor from point A to B.
            The South African
            9
            Our national liquor policy is not strong or comprehensive enough, Parry said.
            The South African
            10
            The liquor was supplied in the same proportion, and under similar regulations.
            Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 1
            11
            What impact tighter liquor laws could have in 'freeing-up' local trauma wards.
            The South African
            12
            Further treatment of the cocoa liquor varies according to the manufacturer's needs.
            On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
            13
            Boil down the liquor left in the kettle until half the quantity.
            The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
            14
            Most New Zealanders already live within two minutes of a liquor outlet.
            Radio NZ
            15
            Take, for example, the liquor traffic, or the opium traffic in China.
            Proposed Roads to Freedom
            16
            In China it is used to make a fiery liquor called baijiu.
            Reuters
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            South Africa
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            New Zealand
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