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cock⋅tail

1  [kok-teyl]
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–noun
1. any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
2. a portion of food, as seafood served with a sauce, a mixture of fruits, or juice, served as the appetizer course of a meal.
3. Pharmacology. a beverage or solution concocted of various drugs.
4. any eclectic mixture or miscellaneous collection.
–verb (used without object)
5. to drink cocktails, esp. at a cocktail party: They cocktailed before going to the theater.
–adjective
6. (of women's clothing) styled for semiformal wear: a cocktail dress.
7. of, pertaining to, used in, or suitable to the serving of cocktails: cocktail onions; cocktail napkins.
Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; orig. obscure; none of numerous attempts to explain the orig. of this word or its relationship to cocktail 2 have won general acceptance
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cock⋅tail

2  [kok-teyl]
–noun
1. a horse with a docked tail.
2. a horse that is not a thoroughbred.
3. a man of little breeding who passes for a gentleman.
Origin:
1590–1600; cock 2 + tail 1
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cock·tail   (kŏk'tāl')   
n.  

  1. Any of various mixed alcoholic drinks consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled.

  2. Medicine

    1. A mixture of drugs, usually in solution, for the diagnosis or treatment of a condition.

    2. A treatment regimen that includes a combination of several drugs, so that their combined effect is more potent than that of any of the drugs used individually.

  3. An appetizer made by combining pieces of food, such as fruit or seafood: fruit cocktail; shrimp cocktail.

adj.  

  1. Of or relating to cocktails: a cocktail glass; a cocktail party.

  2. Suitable for wear on semiformal occasions: a cocktail dress.


[Origin unknown.]
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Word Origin & History

cocktail 
first attested 1806; H.L. Mencken lists seven versions of its origin, perhaps the most persuasive is Fr. coquetier "egg-cup." In New Orleans, c.1795, Antoine Amédée Peychaud, an apothecary (and inventor of Peychaud bitters) held Masonic social gatherings at his pharmacy, where he mixed brandy toddies with his own bitters and served them in an egg-cup. The drink took the name of the cup, in Eng. cocktay. Cocktail party first attested 1928.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cock·tail
Pronunciation: 'käk-"tAl
Function: noun
: a mixture of agents usually in solution taken or used especially for medicaltreatment or diagnosis cocktail, a mixture of drugs given before one has diagnosed the nature of the infection, is frowned upon —Michael Crichton>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

cocktail cock·tail (kŏk'tāl)
n.

  1. A mixture of drugs, usually in solution, for the diagnosis or treatment of a condition.

  2. A treatment regimen that includes a combination of several drugs, to enhance their individual potency.

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