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toddy

[ tod-ee ]

noun

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


toddy

/ ˈtɒdɪ /

noun

  1. a drink made from spirits, esp whisky, with hot water, sugar, and usually lemon juice
    1. the sap of various palm trees ( toddy or wine palms ), used as a beverage
    2. the liquor prepared from this sap
  2. (in Malaysia) a milky-white sour alcoholic drink made from fermented coconut milk, drunk chiefly by Indians


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Word History and Origins

Origin of toddy1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of toddy1

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

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Example Sentences

Warm up a toddy or spiced cider on the stove to make your house smell amazing.

The Hot Toddy will warm you up after a cold wet hike or ease you into the evening.

Coarse-grind your beans and let them sit in the toddy overnight.

It begins—in the steaming, hot-toddy voice of Scarlett Johansson—to speak to him.

It's almost 6:30pm here in London and the Queen is off for a hot bath and a well-deserved toddy.

According to a study done by Toddy, cold-brewed coffee is 67 percent less acidic than hot-brewed.

Next he went to the sideboard and brought forth the various ingredients for the toddy.

The nectar of the gods pales into nothingness when compared with a toddy such as I make, said he.

I would excuse the rapacity of the Mahajan if it has succeeded in keeping the gambling die or toddy from the ryot's home.

Well, this Miss Jemima lived with her younger and more fortnat sister, in the qualaty of companion, or toddy.

Ang tubà nga sagul daling makahubug, Fresh coconut palm toddy mixed with old toddy makes you drunk quick.

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