Strong waters" (or Holland gin) are mentioned as a part of the entertainment given Massasoit on his first visit, and they find frequent mention otherwise.
Bijoo, who was accused of theft; and then she was robbed of her senses by the sahib's strong waters, and hath done no wrong; let no man in the Terai gainsay it!
And I know not all that happened, for the sahib gave me strong waters to drink that robbed me of my senses.
I know all the houses that Dry frequents in Hull; all his haunts, from the store where he used to buy dried beef and neats' tongues salted, to the shop where he used to take the fourth glass of strong waters.
But here it would be too much to speake of the effects of strong waters, one of the principall and short instruments of Alchymie, and the Art of fire and Salt, with infinite fine allegories, which thereby may be appropriated upon Holy Writ.
Only a bottle of Alicant, and one of sack, with the stone jug of strong waters," answered Phoebe.
The beer is for our sick folk who crave it as they gather their strength," said Carver pleasantly; "but we have here a case of strong waters of our own, if that will serve thy turn.
Finally he set by themselves a parcel of biscuit, a little pot of butter, and a flask of strong waters.
I was only thinking at the moment that it is a pity we had not taken a little better care of our bread and of that bottle of strong waters: there is a loaf missing, and the bottle is almost empty.
Accustomed to the use of "strong waters," they brought their tastes and their habits to the Colony.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strong waters" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
