Antonyms for firewater

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fahyuh r-waw-ter, -wot-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər

solid

Definition of firewater

Origin : "alcoholic liquor," 1826, American English, supposedly from American Indians, from fire (n.) + water (n.).

As in liquor : noun drink; alcoholic beverage
As in moonshine : noun illegally distilled alcohol
As in bathtub gin : noun homemade gin
As in alcohol : noun intoxicating, flammable liquid

Example sentences :

And he swallowed a third of his firewater at a gulp and went to find her.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

They had not yet learned to drink the white man's firewater.
Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various

So he brought a little cask of firewater an' left it on the bank of the Big-Muddy.
Extract from : « How The Raven Died » by Alfred Henry Lewis

At the words "firewater," the Indians quivered, and their eyes sparkled with greed.
Extract from : « The Smuggler Chief » by Gustave Aimard

At the word "firewater," their eyes sparkled with covetousness.
Extract from : « The Indian Scout » by Gustave Aimard

To an Oriental ruler they are like firewater to the Red Indians.
Extract from : « Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton

They were with us one pay day, however, and managed to get some firewater.
Extract from : « Drum Taps in Dixie » by Delavan S. Miller

His allies had been seduced from his support by presents and by firewater.
Extract from : « Historic Towns of the Western States » by Various

They found him abstinent, and they made him a guzzler of firewater.
Extract from : « The Colonial Cavalier » by Maud Wilder Goodwin

Neither powder nor lead, neither "firewater" (liquor) nor Bible will be used.
Extract from : « Woman under socialism » by August Bebel

Synonyms for firewater

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