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 Ush’er means a porter.Ut. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Us’quebau’gh (3 syl.).
 
Whisky (Irish, uisge-beatha, water of life). Similar to the Latin aqua vitœ, and the French eau de vie.   1
 


 Ush’er means a porter.Ut. 

 
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