Rob Roy

[ rob-roi ]

noun

a manhattan made with Scotch whisky.

Origin of Rob Roy

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

Words Nearby Rob Roy

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How to use Rob Roy in a sentence

Coincidentally, Rob Roy (then of Stornoway Productions), and I were doing a TV documentary about the war in Eritrea.
Witnessing the Decisive Battle of the Eritrean War of Independence | David Frum | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
They are beautiful sea boats, and beat the Rob Roy hollow for any purposes where room for baggage is required.
Three in Norway | James Arthur Lees
What book of fiction of the present century can you read twice, with the exception of ‘Waverley’ and ‘Rob Roy?’
The Romany Rye | George Borrow
The Wagogo 'Rob Roy' is on his native ground, and has a decided advantage over the white foreigner.
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa | Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson
There are only two portraits, an original of the beautiful and melancholy head of Claverhouse, and a small full length of Rob Roy.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction | Various

And "Rob Roy" brought all this and ever so much more to my mind.
Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann Kemble

British Dictionary definitions for Rob Roy

Rob Roy

/ (ˈrɒb ˈrɔɪ) /

noun

real name Robert Macgregor . 1671–1734, Scottish outlaw

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