English Explanatory Dictionary

forty-rod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. cheap, strong whiskey or similar alcoholic beverage
adj
  1. very strong, containing a high concentration of alcohol

Word forms

forty-rod

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz Old English fēowertiġ Middle English fourti English forty Old English *rodd Middle English rodde English rod English forty-rod From forty + rod, a measure of distance, suggesting whiskey so strong it can affect one from 200 meters away.

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