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  • 21Essence of spruce — Spruce Spruce (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia, Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, {Spruce}, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any… …

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  • 22Hemlock spruce — Spruce Spruce (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia, Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, {Spruce}, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any… …

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  • 23spruce — {{11}}spruce (n.) evergreen tree, 1660s, from spruse (adj.) made of spruce wood (early 15c.), lit. from Prussia, from Spruce, Sprws (late 14c.), unexplained alterations of Pruce Prussia, from an Old French form of PRUSSIA (Cf. Prussia). Spruce… …

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  • 24beer — noun /bɪə,biɹ,bɪɹ/ a) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. Beer is brewed all over the world …

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  • 25Root beer — A glass of root beer with foam Root beer is a carbonated, sweetened beverage, originally made using the root of a sassafras plant (or the bark of a sassafras tree) as the primary flavor. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms …

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  • 26Quebec beer — is the beer brewed in Quebec, Canada, often with ingredients from Quebec itself and generally following the recipes of the French, Belgian and British brewing traditions. Generally, the beers brewed in Quebec differ from the those in the rest of… …

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  • 27Siberian Spruce — Taxobox name = Siberian Spruce status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Pinaceae genus = Picea species = P. obovata binomial = Picea obovata binomial authority =… …

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  • 28Bush beer — La Bush beer (« bière de brousse » en anglais) est une bière locale fortement alcoolisée introduite aux Îles Cook par les marins européens à partir des années 1840, fabriquée à partir d oranges, de bananes ou d ananas fermentés. A l… …

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  • 29Wigram Beer — Wigram Brewing company was established in 2003 and is situated near Wigram Air basein Christchurch, New Zealand.Its range includes Dakota Dark, Propeller Lager, Munchner Dunkel, Bristol Best Bitter, Harvard Honey Ale and Bavarian Pilsner.It also… …

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  • 30lager beer — Beer Beer, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[ o]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some… …

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