toddy

[ tod-ee ]

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noun,plural tod·dies.

a drink made of alcoholic liquor and hot water, sweetened and sometimes spiced with cloves.
the drawn sap, especially when fermented, of any of several toddy palms, used as a drink.

Origin of toddy

First recorded in 1600–10, toddy is from the Hindi word tāḍi

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How to use toddy in a sentence

Warm up a toddy or spiced cider on the stove to make your house smell amazing.
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The Hot toddy will warm you up after a cold wet hike or ease you into the evening.
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Coarse-grind your beans and let them sit in the toddy overnight.
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It begins—in the steaming, hot-toddy voice of Scarlett Johansson—to speak to him.
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It's almost 6:30pm here in London and the Queen is off for a hot bath and a well-deserved toddy.
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According to a study done by toddy, cold-brewed coffee is 67 percent less acidic than hot-brewed.
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Next he went to the sideboard and brought forth the various ingredients for the toddy.
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The nectar of the gods pales into nothingness when compared with a toddy such as I make, said he.
The Fifth String | John Philip Sousa
I would excuse the rapacity of the Mahajan if it has succeeded in keeping the gambling die or toddy from the ryot's home.
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Well, this Miss Jemima lived with her younger and more fortnat sister, in the qualaty of companion, or toddy.
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Ang tubà nga sagul daling makahubug, Fresh coconut palm toddy mixed with old toddy makes you drunk quick.
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British Dictionary definitions for toddy

toddy

/ (ˈtɒdɪ) /

nounplural -dies

a drink made from spirits, esp whisky, with hot water, sugar, and usually lemon juice
- the sap of various palm trees (toddy or wine palms), used as a beverage
- the liquor prepared from this sap

(in Malaysia) a milky-white sour alcoholic drink made from fermented coconut milk, drunk chiefly by Indians

Origin of toddy

C17: from Hindi tārī juice of the palmyra palm, from tār palmyra palm, from Sanskrit tāra, probably of Dravidian origin

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