"malt liquor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malt liquors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} malt liquor (usually uncountable, plural malt liquors)
  1. (US) beer, especially that having a higher than normal alcohol content. Tags: US, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-malt_liquor-en-noun-nnUTIMaY Categories (other): American English, Beer Disambiguation of Beer: 66 34
  2. (archaic) Any beverage brewed from malt, including ale, beer and porter, typically having lower alcohol content than modern brews. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually Related terms: superlager, 40
    Sense id: en-malt_liquor-en-noun-PKDy1liQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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