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Strong drink

Drink \Drink\, n.

  1. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions.

    Give me some drink, Titinius.
    --Shak.

  2. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out.

    Drink money, or Drink penny, an allowance, or perquisite, given to buy drink; a gratuity.

    Drink offering (Script.), an offering of wine, etc., in the Jewish religious service.

    In drink, drunk. ``The poor monster's in drink.''
    --Shak.

    Strong drink, intoxicating liquor; esp., liquor containing a large proportion of alcohol. `` Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.''
    --Prov. xx. 1.

WordNet
strong drink

n. distilled rather than fermented [syn: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn]

Usage examples of "strong drink".

Colleen swallowed and felt a fire not unlike that of strong drink fill her.