Meaning of vodki | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

Examples

“The wag from the south of France was in immense force⟳, and incessantly ejaculated ‘Vodki! Vodki!’ capering about with a glass of that liquor in his hand, and drinking and hobnobbing with everybody. I tried a glass of vodki,* and immediately understood what genuine blue ruin was. For this Vodki was bright blue, and it tasted—ugh! of what did it not taste⟳?[…]* Or Vodka, both terminations seem to be used indifferently.”

““But it is too early yet; let⟳ us treat⟳ ourselves to a glass of vodki from my flask until it is safe to venture on the plain.”[…]a pull⟳ at the vodki-flask revived him[…]”

““Come⟳, shave your heads [the heads of recruits are always shaved in Russia] and I will give⟳ each of you a red hat and plenty of vodki” (whiskey). At this the fools only laughed, and said: “We can have⟳ all the vodki we want⟳, for we distill it ourselves; and of hats, our little girls make⟳ all we want⟳, of any color we please⟳, and with handsome fringes.””

“You have⟳ a glass of vodki, and toss it down your throat at one swallow⟳. If you are an old hand you have⟳ two, four, or six vodkies, which put⟳ you into the best of good humour, but unfit you for anything but gossip for the rest⟳ of the afternoon.”

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