Lexicon:Uishge beatha; aqua vitae; eau-de-vie

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Citation: uishge beatha; aqua vitae; eau-de-vie
Language: Irish, Latin, French
References: The Golden Ocean, page 218
Meaning: the water of life

Notes:

A common way of referring to strong distilled liquors in Irish, Latin and French respectively; e.g., Irish whiskey, Scandanavian akavit, French clear grape spirit.

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