aqua vitae
Example Sentences
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As I understand by report I am much charged with starving the colony, I did always give every man his allowance faithfully, both of corn, oil, aqua vitae, etc., as was by the council proportioned.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
To finish things properly there is still wanting the famous aqua vitae, which we are sorry to state is not in our means to furnish.
From The New North by Agnes Deans Cameron
The fat landlord, in trying to beat out the flames, had increased them by upsetting two bottles of aqua vitae, and was dancing about with three fingers in his mouth.
From The Splendid Spur by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"I would give all the pohickory that was ever brewed by heathen for a toss of aqua vitae!"
From To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston
I wish I could see their stall and drink aqua vitae with them.
From Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
