collins

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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collins (ˈkɒlɪnz)

—n
	a tall fizzy iced drink made with gin, vodka, rum, etc, mixed with fruit juice, soda water, and sugar

[C20: probably after the proper name Collins]

Collins (ˈkɒlɪnz)

—n
1.	Michael. 1890--1922, Irish republican revolutionary: a leader of Sinn Féin; member of the Irish delegation that negotiated the treaty with Great Britain (1921) that established the Irish Free State
2.	(William) Wilkie. 1824--89, British author, noted particularly for his suspense novel The Moonstone (1868)
3.	William. 1721--59, British poet, noted for his odes; regarded as a precursor of romanticism

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Collins

"iced alcoholic drink served in a tall glass," 1944, U.S.

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"Only in America ... do these peasants, our mothers, get their hair dyed platinum at the age of sixty, and walk up and down Collins Avenue in Florida in pedalpushers and mink stoles—and with opinions on every subject under the sun. It isn't their fault they were given a gift like speech—look, if cows could talk, they would say things just as idiotic."

-Philip Roth

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