withond, noun

/ˈvəthɔnt/
Forms:
Also with initial capital.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, wit white + hond dog.
A colourless brandy-like spirit similar to witblits (sense b), distilled privately (and sometimes illegally) in the Cape farming districts. Also attributive.
1955 L.G. Green Karoo 84Years ago the great local drink..was withond, a colourless dop brandy which held its own valiantly against any witblits made in other districts. For a quarter of a century it has been illegal to distil withond.
1975 E. Prov. Herald 21 May 16Mampoer has never been everyone’s cup of tea of course, and..many..have never been quite sure..how it differs from other potions such as Ireland’s poteen, Western Cape witblits, Eastern Cape withond, [etc.].
1979 M. Parkes Wheatlands 25Brandy was made in Graaff Reinet for nearly a century, often in small back-street distilleries which produced the infamous fiery ‘Withond’ brandy.
1987 D.W. Potgieter in Sunday Times 12 Apr. 7Grapes are used for making witblits (also known as withond).
A colourless brandy-like spirit similar to witblits (sense b), distilled privately (and sometimes illegally) in the Cape farming districts. Also attributive.
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withaak, nounn.witmense, plural nounpl. n.
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