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Collins

(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

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

Collins, Michael 1890-1922; Ir. revolutionary leader
Collins, (William) Wilkie 1824-89; Eng. novelist
Collins, William 1721-59; Eng. poet

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noun

A tall iced drink made with liquor, such as gin, and lemon or lime juice.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from the name Collins

Irish nationalist and Sinn Fein leader who helped negotiate the establishment of the Irish Free State (1921).

Italian-born American astronaut who as a crew member of Apollo 11 piloted the spacecraft during its historic mission to the moon (1969). He orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first manned lunar landing.

, William J. Known as “Billy” Born 1941.

American poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate (2001-2003).

, (William) Wilkie 1824-1889.

British writer noted for his pioneering detective novels, including The Woman in White (1860) and The Moonstone (1868).

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