I found the husband in Newmarket, easily enough-at the "store," of course: this is invariably the centre of all gossiping and Liquoring-up, in such villages as cannot boast a public bar-room.
"Border and Bastille"
George A. Lawrence
All the citizens seemed to be satisfied by the result of my interview with Captain Yerger, and most of them insisted on shaking hands and "Liquoring up," in horrible whisky.
"Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863"
Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle
I suppose he was down in Arcata, Liquoring up."
"The Valley of the Giants"
Peter B. Kyne