Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drink consisting of gin, lemon or lime juice, carbonated water, and sugar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A drink made of gin and club-soda and lemon or lime-juice, and sweetened.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
cocktail containing containinggin , lemon juice,sugar , and a splash ofsoda .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Now, one might think that making a Tom Collins is a rather simple affair -- lemon juice, sugar, gin and soda water on the rocks in a highball glass.
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The Tom Collins was my introduction to casual drinking.
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The chef coats have become trendy as classic vintage cocktails, such as Tom Collins and Manhattans, have regained popularity, burnishing the image of the bartender as a creative figure.
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Brooklyn's Finest Tom Collins mixes Brooklyn Gin with a dash of honey in place of the traditional sugar in a tall, green-striped glass.
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"There are a couple of people we hate," joked Nicholas Christopher, who plays Tom Collins.
Bohemia or Bushwick 2011
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Down the block, or rather, down the boardwalk, the new and rather chic Ocean House will be the setting for the Miami Art Museum's showing, where director Tom Collins is hosting a dinner for two of Art Basel's "it" artists, Rashaad Newsome and Faith Ringgold.
Michael Cohen: Art Basel: Everything But The Art Michael Cohen 2011
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Down the block, or rather, down the boardwalk, the new and rather chic Ocean House will be the setting for the Miami Art Museum's showing, where director Tom Collins is hosting a dinner for two of Art Basel's "it" artists, Rashaad Newsome and Faith Ringgold.
Michael Cohen: Art Basel: Everything But The Art Michael Cohen 2011
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Tom Collins said the media tour of the military's medium-security prison at Fort Leavenworth would show the conditions under which the Army holds Manning as he undergoes further evaluation.
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With a quarter hour her repertoire included Rob Roy, Sidecar, Sloe Gin Fizz, Tom Collins and Comm Collins, with vodka, so named by Russkie-hating Uncle Nick, and prettiest of all, Harvey Wallbanger, a froth as creamy yellow as the egg custard her mother whipped up for her when she was recovering from flu.
Radium Carol Reid 2012
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Jelly Shot Test Kitchen Grape Ape jelly shots have a mixture of grape-flavored vodka, Tom Collins mix and lemon lime soda, with an optional creamy layer.
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