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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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