Potable

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Potable \Po"ta*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. potabilis, fr. potare to
     drink; akin to Gr. po`tos a drinking, po`sis a drink, Skr.
     p[=a] to drink, OIr. ibim I drink. Cf. {Poison}, {Bib},
     {Imbibe}.]
     Fit to be drunk; drinkable. "Water fresh and potable."
     --Bacon. -- n. A potable liquid; a beverage. "Useful in


     potables." --J. Philips.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  potable
       adj : of alcoholic beverages that are suitable for drinking; "it's
             an impudent young wine but I think you will find it
             quite potable"
       n : any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage
           order?" [syn: {beverage}, {drink}, {drinkable}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "potable":
     John Barleycorn, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink,
     aqua vitae, ardent spirits, beverage, booze, brew, drink,
     drinkable, frosted, frosted shake, grog, hard liquor, inebriant,
     intoxicant, intoxicating liquor, liquid, liquor, little brown jug,
     malt, pop, potation, punch bowl, rum, schnapps, shake,
     social lubricant, soda, soda pop, soda water, soft drink, spirits,
     strong drink, strong waters, the Demon Rum, the bottle, the cup,
     the flowing bowl, the luscious liquor, the ruddy cup, tonic,
     toxicant, water of life
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  POTABLE, n.  Suitable for drinking.  Water is said to be potable;
  indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find
  it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as
  thirst, for which it is a medicine.  Upon nothing has so great and
  diligent ingenuity been brought to bear in all ages and in all
  countries, except the most uncivilized, as upon the invention of
  substitutes for water.  To hold that this general aversion to that
  liquid has no basis in the preservative instinct of the race is to be
  unscientific -- and without science we are as the snakes and toads.