Bible Dictionaries
Cocktail
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A species of rove beetle; - so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
(2):
(n.) A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward.
(3):
(n.) A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins.
(4):
(n.) A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cocktail'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cocktail.html. 1828.