Faints
Pronunciation : Faints
Part of Speech : n.pl.
Definition : Defn: The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong faints, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil. Ure.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913