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| cock·tail [ kók tàyl ] |
noun (plural cock·tails) |
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1. mixed beverage: a drink that is made up of a mixture of different beverages such as fruit juice or soda and usually alcohol, and served iced or chilled
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2. light snack: a light appetizer before a main meal, consisting usually of seafood or fruit served with a sauce
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usually used in combination
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  a shrimp cocktail
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3. mixture of things: a mixture of different features or things
a malicious cocktail of lies and gossip
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4. medicine combination treatment: a combination of two or more drugs or therapeutic agents given as a single treatment
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plural noun cock·tails |
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gathering to consume alcoholic beverages: a gathering where alcoholic beverages are consumed, sometimes with light snacks, often early in the evening before another social event
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adjective |
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small: small and designed to be eaten as a snack with the fingers or on a cocktail stick
cocktail sausage
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| [Early 17th century. <cock] |
