toddy
Americannoun
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a drink made of alcoholic liquor and hot water, sweetened and sometimes spiced with cloves.
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the drawn sap, especially when fermented, of any of several toddy palms, used as a drink.
noun
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a drink made from spirits, esp whisky, with hot water, sugar, and usually lemon juice
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the sap of various palm trees ( toddy or wine palms ), used as a beverage
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the liquor prepared from this sap
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(in Malaysia) a milky-white sour alcoholic drink made from fermented coconut milk, drunk chiefly by Indians
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Etymology
Origin of toddy
First recorded in 1600–10, toddy is from the Hindi word tāḍi
Vocabulary lists containing toddy
Example Sentences
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Toddy Stander said her husband died Tuesday from complications of diabetes as their home in the Omaha, Nebraska, suburb of Ralston.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022
Actually, the original Toddy didn't have lemon juice at all and was essentially just a Hot Old Fashioned: whiskey, sugar and hot water.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2020
Long Range Toddy paid $18.80, $4.20 and $2.60.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2019
Just be sure to get filters for your Toddy as well.
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2018
The bed had two sheets on it, just like Toddy boy’s!
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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