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Rob Roy

American  
[rob roi] / ˈrɒb ˈrɔɪ /

noun

  1. a manhattan made with Scotch whisky.


Rob Roy British  
/ ˈrɒb ˈrɔɪ /

noun

  1. real name Robert Macgregor . 1671–1734, Scottish outlaw

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Rob Roy

First recorded in 1865–70; after Rob Roy, nickname of Robert Macgregor (1671–1734), Scottish freebooter

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Rob Roy, president of the Ventura County Agricultural Association, said he has been warning growers since November that this time would come and providing training on their legal rights.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2025

“We broke their lines and have been pursuing them since,” said the unit’s commander, a 26-year-old American volunteer who gave his name as Rob Roy, and uses the code name Borys.

From New York Times Oct. 3, 2022

Jesse Cyr, the talented barman who made his name at Rob Roy in Belltown, curated this ambitious cocktail and spirits list that features Japanese gin, some stellar cognacs and other vintages and limited releases.

From Seattle Times Dec. 9, 2021

The most famous resident of the Coolidge menagerie was Rob Roy, a white collie who ended up immortalized in Howard Chandler Christy’s portrait of Grace Coolidge.

From Slate Jan. 31, 2021

Give a short account of the history of shipbuilding, with diagrams illustrative of the internal economy of Noah’s ark, the Great Eastern, and the Rob Roy canoe.

From Medical Life in the Navy by Stables, Gordon

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