crooked whisky

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crooked whisky - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
     water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
     whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
     An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc.,
     especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In
     the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize,
     rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made
     from malted barley.
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     Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
        Kentucky.
  
     Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
  
     Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay (Perisoreus  Canadensis
        ). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
        habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
        winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
        beneath. Called also moose bird.
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  Crooked \Crook"ed\ (kr??k"?d), a.
     1. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning;
        bent; twisted; deformed. "Crooked paths." --Locke.
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              he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere. --Shak.
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     2. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted
        from the right.
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              They are a perverse and crooked generation. --Deut.
                                                    xxxii. 5.
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     3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.
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     Crooked whisky, whisky on which the payment of duty has
        been fraudulently evaded. [Slang, U.S.] --Barlett.
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