Sentence:  These <WSD>booze</WSD> customers had until then been buying their supplies from the Sheldon , Saltis-McErlane , and Druggan-Lake gangs , and now they were competing for trade with the Torrio-Capone saloons ; once again O ' Banion 's brash recklessness had caused a proliferation of ill will . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented