collins

¹ American  

[kol-inz] / ˈkɒl ɪnz /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

1. a tall drink made with gin, whiskey, rum, or vodka, and lemon or lime juice, soda water, and sugar.

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Collins ² American  

[kol-inz] / ˈkɒl ɪnz /

noun

1. Edward Trowbridge Eddie, 1887–1951, U.S. baseball player.

2. Michael, 1890–1922, Irish revolutionist and patriot.

3. Michael, 1930–2021, U.S. astronaut.

4. William, 1721–59, English poet.

5. (William) Wilkie 1824–89, English novelist.

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Collins ¹ British  

/ ˈkɒlɪnz /

noun

1. Michael. 1890–1922, Irish republican revolutionary: a leader of Sinn Féin; member of the Irish delegation that negotiated the treaty with Great Britain (1921) that established the Irish Free State

2. ( William ) Wilkie. 1824–89, British author, noted particularly for his suspense novel The Moonstone (1868)

3. William. 1721–59, British poet, noted for his odes; regarded as a precursor of romanticism

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collins ² British  

/ ˈkɒlɪnz /

noun

1. a tall fizzy iced drink made with gin, vodka, rum, etc, mixed with fruit juice, soda water, and sugar

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Etymology

Origin of collins

First recorded in 1940–45; after the proper name Collins

Example Sentences

Fans — including Zegler herself, who once tweeted “girls don’t want boys. girls want suzanne collins to release a haymitch abernathy origin trilogy” — have been clamoring for a Haymitch-centric prequel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

My preferred summer cocktail will always include gin, so I’ve chosen a riff on a classic tom collins.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2020

Lorde tweeted: “my love for phil collins is a beautiful thing”.

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2016

Tags: Baseball, david wright, mets, retaliation, terry collins Baseball evokes the image of a father having that catch with his son.

From New York Times • May 24, 2012

LONDON: seeley, fleet street; westley and davis, ave-maria-lane; hatchard, piccadilly; lindsay and co., south street, andrew street, edinburgh; collins, glasgow; wakeman, dublin, wilson and son, york.

From The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies by Crabb, James