TODDY

Etymology

Noun

toddy (countable and uncountable, plural toddies)

Clipping of hot toddy.

(dated) The sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink.

Synonyms

• see also alcoholic beverage

Source: Wiktionary

Tod"dy, n. Etym: [Formed from Hind. ta the juice of the palmyra tree, popularly, toddy, fr. ta the palmyra tree, Skr. tala.]

1. A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East Indies; or, a spirituous liquor procured from it by fermentation.

2. A mixture of spirit and hot water sweetened.

Note: Toddy differs from grog in having a less proportion of spirit, and is being made hot and sweetened. Toddy bird (Zoöl.), a weaver bird of the East Indies and India: -- so called from its fondness for the juice of the palm.

– Toddy cat (Zoöl.), the common paradoxure; the palm cat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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