MALT LIQUOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does malt liquor mean? 

• MALT LIQUOR (noun)
  The noun MALT LIQUOR has 1 sense:

1. a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

  Familiarity information: MALT LIQUOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALT LIQUOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

malt; malt liquor

Hypernyms ("malt liquor" is a kind of...):

lager; lager beer (a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September)

Meronyms (substance of "malt liquor"):

malt (a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling)

 Context examples 

Perry tells me that Mr. Cole never touches malt liquor.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)