Noun: hard liquor haa(r)d li-ku(r)
- An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
"The bar stocked a wide variety of hard liquor for cocktails";
- liquor, spirits [Brit], hard drink, John Barleycorn [informal], strong drink, spirit [Brit]
Derived forms: hard liquors
Type of: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, booze [informal], inebriant, intoxicant, juice [N. Amer, informal]
Encyclopedia: Hard liquor