spiritus frumenti
[spir-i-tuhs froo-men-tahy, -tee]
/ ˈspɪr ɪ təs fruˈmɛn taɪ, -ti /
NOUN
whiskey
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Example Sentences
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Since making that bad break at Owl Creek I had avoided whisky as if it were a rattlesnake, but somehow, while here in the hospital, I began to feel an intense craving for some "spiritus frumenti," as the surgeons called it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
