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- noun Plural form of
liquour . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
liquour .
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Examples
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They brought us coveted ingredients from across the island—cheeses, veggies, fruit, vanilla, liquours, bagels, ant killer & our mail!
THANK YOUs 2009
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No one emong the Yndians either sacrifieth coroned, ne offreth odours, ne liquours.
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Mother, have I bewailed my follye in wedding this creature who seemeth to mee more a fysh than a man, not mearly by reason of hys madnesse for the gracelesse practice of water-dabbling, but eke for hys passion for swimming in barley wine, ale, malmsey and other infuriatyng liquours.
Mince Pie Christopher Morley 1923
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Under the act of the Legislature, entitled, "An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquours." &c., approved April 5th, 1864, I was appointed on 23d of April, 1864, Agent for the State, and was authorized and directed "to erect and put in operation one or two distilleries on or near the Yazoo or Tallahatchie River, in some location where grain is cheap and cannot be conveniently transported."
Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, Called Session, at Macon, August, 1864. Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives 1864
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They are totally unacquainted with strong or spirituous liquours; and their principal beverage is palm wine.
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They are totally unacquainted with strong or spirituous liquours; and their principal beverage is palm wine.
The Life of Olaudah Equiano Or Gustavus Vassa The African Equiano, Olaudah 1789
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No one emong the Yndians either sacrifieth coroned, ne offreth odours, ne liquours.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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