sour mash

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [souuh r, sou-er mash]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər mæʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [souuh r, sou-er mash]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər mæʃ/

Definitions of sour mash words

noun sour mash a blended grain mash used in the distilling of some whiskeys, consisting of new mash and a portion of mash from a preceding run and yielding a high rate of lactic acid. 1
noun sour mash a grain mash for use in distilling certain whiskeys, consisting of a mixture of new and old mash 0
noun sour mash any whiskey distilled from such a mash 0
noun sour mash a grain mash made with some mash from an earlier run, used in distilling some whiskeys 0

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Origin of sour mash

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Sour mash

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sour mash popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sour mash usage trend in Literature

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