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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shot-whiskey-origin/(permalink)

Author: snopescom

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2017-10-14

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The phrase "a shot of whiskey" originated in the Old West, as a single bullet was worth roughly the same as the drink and often substituted for currency.

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