strong waters
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Perhaps only through such filters as Alexander platz will Joyce's strong waters be made potable to the public.
From Time Magazine Archive
Helms alone does not drink strong waters of any kind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not content with their own manufactured liquors, the thirsty colonists imported strong waters, gin and aniseseed cordial from Holland, and wine from Spain, Portugal, and the Canaries.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Alice Morse Earle
Three of the morning, yet the hostel sent out a most hearty reek and firelight, the odours of stewing meats and of strong waters, and the sound of piping and trumping and laughing.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
The people are able 'fences,' and powder, fuses, and mining-tools easily melt into strong waters.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Sir Richard Francis Burton
