Definitions for hoochhutʃ; Du. hoʊx
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hooch*hutʃ(n.)
or hootch
alcoholic liquor.
Category: Status (usage)
liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.
Category: Status (usage)
* Slang..
Origin of hooch:
1895–1900; shortening of earlier hoochinoo orig. the name of a Tlingit village alleged to be a source of illicit liquor (< Tlingit xucnu·wú lit., brown bear's fort)
hooch*hutʃ(n.)
or hootch
a thatched hut.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Military
any living quarters.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Military
* Mil. Slang..
Origin of hooch:
1950–55, Amer.; prob. < Japn uchi house
Hoochhutʃ; Du. hoʊx(n.)
Ref: also Hoogh,
Pieter de, 1629?–88?, Dutch painter.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
hooch, hootch(noun)
an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
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