rye

1. (US, Canada) Rye whiskey.Examples: "“Gimme a shot of rye.” The whiskey stung his throat hot and fragrant."; "I bought a pint of rye at the liquor counter and carried it over to the stools and set it down on the cracked marble counter."; "Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey ’n rye/Singin’, "This’ll be the day that I die.""CanadaUScountableuncountable

2. (US, Canada) A drink of rye.Examples: "It concerns the gnomelike quality of the average American at a party. I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure."CanadaUScountableuncountable