"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
  2. (archaic) Any beverage brewed from malt, including ale, beer and porter, typically having lower alcohol content than modern brews. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Beer Related terms: superlager, 40
    Sense id: en-malt_liquor-en-noun-PKDy1liQ Disambiguation of Beer: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 68

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