valinch

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noun

A pipette-like tube for drawing liquor from a cask through the bung-hole.

Similar
whisky thief
OriginFrench avaler →
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Meanings

nounvalinch (plural valinches)

plural valinches · alternative valenche

  1. A pipette-like tube for drawing liquor from a cask through the bung-hole.

    Synonyms: whisky thief

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pipette-like tube for drawing liquor from a cask through the bung-hole.

Similar
whisky thief

Origin

  1. Frenchavaler“to let down, drink up”
  2. Englishvalinch

Compare French avaler (“to let down, drink up”). Compare avalanche.

More words from French

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Translations

German Stechheber
  • Stechhebera tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bung-hole
Cite this entry
APA

valinch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valinch

MLA

“valinch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valinch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “valinch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valinch.

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