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forty-rod†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
cheap, strong spirits, especially whisky. See 1958 quote.
Quotations
1878
"Forty Rod" was the name of the wine of the country--the balm of Giliad of the railway navvy on a Saturday night.
1927
On one occasion word came that Tin Cup Joe was heading for Fort Walsh with a cargo of "40 Rod."
1958
It [hootchinoo] was sometimes referred to as Forty-Rod Whisky because it was supposed to kill a man at that distance.