sherry cobbler

American  

noun

1. a cobbler drink made with sherry, sliced fruits, and ice.

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Etymology

Origin of sherry cobbler

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Though slightly reminiscent of a sherry cobbler that has been forgotten in the fridge, the Shoot is nonetheless totally OK.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2013

He ordered up a sherry cobbler apiece and brought out some of his rarest weeds.

From Crowded Out! and Other Sketches by Harrison, S. Frances (Susie Frances)

"A sherry cobbler would be more to the purpose," says I, "but if they hev none of them coolin drinks at art sworricks, here goes for the Moky."

From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 7: Miscellaneous by Ward, Artemus

I’d much sooner have a sherry cobbler, as they used to make it with a big lump of ice swimming in it, at the—it’s the club, I mean.

From The Gold Trail by Bindloss, Harold

I picture you to myself as a careless dog, hunting, flirting, cricket-playing, and picnic-ing, with no severer labour than reading an amusing proof over a mild cheroot and a sherry cobbler.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Downey, Edmund