I can guess at the word as meaning a very poor, cheap liquor as the
second meaning for piddle is urinate and poop is the second syllable.
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> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:51:50 -0400
> From: William M <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Curious Colonial Word: pidlepoop
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> I have been scanning through hundreds of pages of Orange County Order Books when I came up this entry for 27 Mar 1741:
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> "The Liquor, commonly called pidlepoop or Whiskey, made of rye or any other Grain is rated per Gallon £ 0, 2, 0 .”
> {Two Shillings}
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> Does anyone have more information about this “Liquor”? Have other references in a diary, etc.? Origin of word?
> It’s not in online dictionaries.
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> William Milam
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> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:26:00 -0400
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> Subject: Re: Curious Colonial Word: pidlepoop
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>> "The Liquor, commonly called pidlepoop or Whiskey, made of rye or any other Grain is rated per Gallon £ 0, 2, 0 .”
>> {Two Shillings}
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> -Sounds like the whiskey was of very low quality and the name might be
> a description of the taste it left in one's mouth.
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> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:23:11 -0500
> From: Angela Park <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Curious Colonial Word: pidlepoop
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> I searched online and found one definition in the 'urban dictionary' for piddle poop. Go here: http://www.wordthatmeans.com/?w=piddle+poop&ls=a for a definition.
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> As an aside, my mom, who was raised by her grandmother has used the expression, 'piddle pop' as an exclamation/emphatic expression to mean 'darn it'. 'Padiddle' was also used as an emphatic expression.
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> My great grandmother coincidently was born in Jan of 1865 prior to Lincoln's assassination. Of note is the era in which my great-grandmother was raised and the influence that had on my mom's development of her expressions.
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> Angela Park
> Sandston, VA
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> On Sep 29, 2012, at 7:51 AM, William M <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I have been scanning through hundreds of pages of Orange County Order Books when I came up this entry for 27 Mar 1741:
>>
>> "The Liquor, commonly called pidlepoop or Whiskey, made of rye or any other Grain is rated per Gallon £ 0, 2, 0 .”
>> {Two Shillings}
>>
>> Does anyone have more information about this “Liquor”? Have other references in a diary, etc.? Origin of word?
>> It’s not in online dictionaries.
>>
>> William Milam
>> www.milaminvirginia.com
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> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:01:41 -0400
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> Subject: Re: Curious Colonial Word: pidlepoop
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> Early whisky distilling was in its infancy and whisky was not aged. This
> gave it a raw nasty taste. The name probably refers to the taste.
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> Robert Shotzberger
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>> "The Liquor, commonly called pidlepoop or Whiskey, made of rye or any
> other Grain is rated per Gallon £ 0, 2, 0 .”
>> {Two Shillings}
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> -Sounds like the whiskey was of very low quality and the name might be
> a description of the taste it left in one's mouth.
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