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Col·lins (käl′inz)

noun

☆ an iced drink made with gin (Tom Collins), or vodka, rum, whiskey, etc., mixed with soda water, lime or lemon juice, and sugar

Etymology: supposedly after its inventor, a bartender named Tom Collins

Collins2 definition

Col·lins (käl′inz)

  1. Collins, Michael 1890-1922; Ir. revolutionary leader
  2. (käl′inz)
    Collins, (William) Wilkie (wil′kē) 1824-89; Eng. novelist
  3. Collins, William 1721-59; Eng. poet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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