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Webster 1913 Edition
Toddy
Tod′dy
,Noun.
[Formed from Hind.
tā[GREEK]ī
the juice of the palmyra tree, popularly, toddy
, fr. tā[GREEK]
the palmyra tree, Skr. tāla
.] 1.
A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East Indies; or, a spirituous liquor procured from it by fermentation.
2.
A mixture of spirit and hot water sweetened.
☞ Toddy differs from grog in having a less proportion of spirit, and is being made hot and sweetened.
Toddy bird
(Zool.)
, a weaver bird of the East Indies and India: – so called from its fondness for the juice of the palm.
– Toddy cat
(Zool.)
, the common paradoxure; the palm cat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Toddy
TOD'DY
,Noun.
1.
A mixture of spirit and water sweetened. Toddy differs from grog in having a greater proportion of spirit, and in being sweetened.