Webster's English Dictionary

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whiskey

whis.key or whis.ky \'hwis-ke-, 'wis-\ n [IrGael uisce beathadh & ScGael 
   uisge beatha, lit., water of life] often attrib  1: a distilled alcoholic 
   liquor made from fermented mash of grain (as rye,  corn, barley, or wheat) 
   2: a drink of whiskey Whiskey  : - a communications code word for the 
   letter w