Ŭs'que-baugh, n.

(ŭs'kwe-baw), n. [Ir. uisge beatha, i. e., water of life, from uisge, water, and beatha, life.] 1. A compound distilled spirit, made in Ireland and Scotland; a kind of whisky. See WHISKY. The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. W. Scott. 2. A liquor compounded of brandy, raisins, cinnamon, and other spices. N. Am. Cyc.