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  collins

  noun

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

  noun

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

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