rice-spirit en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An alcoholic drink distilled from fermented rice.
"There is nothing to drink. No, wait. I have some rice-spirit. We could drink that with altar-wine."
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 261:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rice-spirits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |