stiff one

stiff one
   1. see stiff1
   2. a drink of spirits
   Not soup or strong coffee, although the alcohol so described may be diluted by water, soda-water, or tonic:
    Mallards was filling quickly with weary young professionals who needed a couple of stiff ones for the drive to the suburbs. (Grisham, 1994)

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