drys
Anti-booze crusaders
Drys is the plural of dry, a noun referring to people who oppose the sale or consumption of alcohol.
The term gained prominence during debates over Prohibition in the United States, when drys squared off against wets.
It still appears occasionally in discussions of local alcohol regulations: The drys won the county referendum, keeping it alcohol-free.
prohibition
Habitual moderation in behavior
- teetotalerComplete abstainer from liquor
- abstainerOne who refrains
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
WCTU · Eighteenth Amendment · repeal · wets · saloon · rum-runner · prohibitionist · blue law
temperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
- teetotalerComplete abstainer from liquor
- abstainerOne who refrains
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
speakeasy · WCTU · Eighteenth Amendment · repeal · wets · saloon · rum-runner · prohibitionist · blue law · local option
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- dry cleaningSolvent-based fabric care
- dry upLose moisture completely
- hair dryerDevice for drying locks
- dry offRemove surface moisture
- dry outLose moisture completely
- dry cleanersSolvent-based garment cleaning business
dry, dryness, drying, dryer, dryly, dryad, dryers, dryable, overdry