n. Slang 1. Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or bootleg liquor: "bootleggers smashed on their own hooch" (Christopher Hitchens). 2. Marijuana. [Short for hoochinoo, from Hoochinoo, a Tlingit village where illegal liquor was distilled, from Tlingit xutsnuuwú.] |
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n. Slang A dwelling, especially a thatched hut. |
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Dutch genre painter known for his depictions of domestic life and interiors. His works include Courtyard of a House in Delft (1658). |
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