cogniac
/ˈkɒnjæk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "There are sixteen wholesale dealers […] to whom they sell, at a regular per centage, their imported Cogniac; […]"
- "Next morning the conspirators met at the yellow cottage, where having settled the business of the day, by giving out the cogniac, and receiving her portion of the good money, the honorable corps adjourned to attend to matters of more importance [...]."
- "The parties going there to buy the "stuff" when a new and good thing was out, at the rate of 8, 10, 15, or 20 dollars good money, for 100 cogniac, according to the quality."
- "By way of consolation, Baruau offered her a cup of old cogniac; but Mademoiselle de Locherais uttered a cry of horror."
- "When alcohol from beets made here may be mixed with French cogniac, there will be quite as much cogniac imported, perhaps more."
- "Good cogniac, then, at this time of the night, Will favor my imbibing appetite."
Etymology
From Cogniac Street, a location in Dunham, Quebec, close to the United States-Canada border from which a significant amount of counterfeiting took place in the 18th century and early 19th century.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Usage
- American usage
- Dated
- Slang
- Uncountable
- Countable