subs. (common).—Scotch whiskey. [From the secret hill-side stills.] For synonyms, see DRINKS and OLD MAN’S MILK.

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  1821.  Edinburgh Evening Courant, 22 Jan. Bread, cheese, and MOUNTAIN-DEW were liberally provided.

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  1841.  LEVER, Charles O’Malley, xxviii., ‘Mickey Free’s Lament.’

        Nor quit the land where whiskey grew,
  To wear King George’s button,
Take vinegar for MOUNTAIN DEW,
  And toads for mountain mutton.

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