rye

ruis

ruisviski A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder. (defdate)
The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. (defdate)
rye bread|Rye bread. (defdate)
puhekieltä rye whiskey|Rye whiskey. (defdate)
1939, (w), The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 159:

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.

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