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n. - Any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes.

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  • It's interesting in small amounts, and it goes with lots of schnaps.
  • I am against disgustingly sweet girly shots and twenty-proof schnaps that tastes as though it came from the syrup cruet at IHOP.
  • Ahlenfelder of course denied drinking alcohol, but later he admitted that he had 'several Maltesers' (a schnaps) before the match.
  • She briefly considered using the chervil to make herbal schnaps, but instead created a lovely sounding Chervil Soup with Crayfish Tails.
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