forty-rod

Meanings

Noun

cheap, strong whiskey or similar alcoholic beverage

Adjective

very strong, containing a high concentration of alcohol

Origin

From forty + rod, a measure of distance, suggesting whiskey so strong it can affect one from 200 meters away.

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