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John barleycorn

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hard liquornounSynonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV).
spiritsnoun(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand) Distilled alcoholic beverages.
strong drinknounSynonym of liquor, an alcoholic beverage, particularly a distilled beverage with a high alcohol content.
liquornoun(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
boozenoun(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage.
hard drinknounA beverage of alcoholic content that has been distilled rather than fermented.
johnnoun(slang, US) A prostitute's client.
beer baronnounA prominent owner of a large-scale beer brewing enterprise.
beerheadnoun(colloquial) A drunk.
barboynounA young man who works in a bar, serving alcohol etc.
bar-lambnoun(obsolete, humorous) A customer at a bar (place that sells alcoholic drinks)
pintmannoun(Ireland, informal) A man who habitually drinks pints of beer, or is revered for his way of drinking them.
barflynoun(slang, derogatory) A person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
beer babynoun(informal) A protruding belly attributed to excessive consumption of beer.
boozeheadnoun(derogatory, slang) An alcoholic.
boozernoun(colloquial) One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.
brewskinoun(uncountable, informal) Beer.
cooter brownnoun(US) An archetypal drunkard.
barkeepnoun(informal) A bartender.
beerhoundnoun(slang) A drunkard who drinks beer.

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