0 a clear, strong alcoholic drink made in eastern and northern parts of Europe, usually from grain, potato, or fruit
1 a colorless alcoholic drink, usually made from grain, potato, or fruit
This meant, among other things, that the state could not afford to tolerate lazy, sickly, disorderly, schnapps-drinking burghers.
Since the "powers of the grain" could be concentrated in schnapps, grain-rich lands could reduce transport costs, leading to a profit for the land.
We have provided the miners with special amenities in the form of cigarettes and even schnapps.
Again, after more schnapps, they asked my husband what he thought they should do.
Alongside the lordly brewery stood several small breweries and a small schnapps distillery, none of which could stand up to competition.
Apfelkorn is considered a schnapps but is very sweet and has about half the alcohol.
The main source of income is plums which are processed into schnapps.
The hussars refused to give them any of the schnapps, and while still drunk, they set up makeshift fortifications around the barrels.
