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rye

• n. whisky distilled in Canada; specifically, blended whisky derived mainly from rye, and called "rye" by Canadians.

  See also: Canadian whisk(e)y  

  • 1860  And, tho' the crowd may smile at me, I'll take some neat "old rye. "
  • 1918  Entering into a heated altercation with your pastor with regard to the relative merits of Rye and Scotch is considered bad form.
  • 1964  Accepting a rye and ginger, Mike Pearson then went back to writing out a personal report. . . .