Brandy is Latin for a goose; a memento to prevent the animal from rising in the stomach by a glass of the good creature.
·noun A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Red-faced, as if from drinking brandy. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
A cant term for brandy and water in India. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book