ProbableNamed for a product of the place
bourbon
noun · first attested 19th century
The whiskey is named for a Kentucky county, itself named for a French dynasty.
An American whiskey originally associated with Bourbon County, Kentucky.
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Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- ProbableThe conventional story is likely, with caveats.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
House of Bourbon
- Step 2
Bourbon County
- In English
bourbon
Bourbon whiskey is generally linked to Bourbon County, Kentucky. The county was named for the French House of Bourbon, so the glass holds two place-names, one of them a royal house.
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