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rick⋅ey

  [rik-ee]
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–noun, plural -eys.
a drink made with lime juice, carbonated water, and gin or other liquor.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; named after a Colonel Rickey

Rick⋅ey

  [rik-ee]
–noun
(Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
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rick·ey   (rĭk'ē)   
n.   pl. rick·eys
A drink of soda water, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and usually gin.

[Probably from the name Rickey.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

rickey 
1895, alcoholic drink made with carbonated water and lime juice, reputedly from the name of a certain Col. Rickey.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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