(military).—Unsoldierlike; uneven; showing bad form; and in its specifically military sense, anything unworthy of the regular army. For example, at one time the Volunteer auxiliaries were described as ‘such a COCKTAILED CREW.’
1877. W. H. THOMSON, Five Years’ Penal Servitude, ii. 67. He confessed he not only urged his brother into it, but compelled him to be as bad as himself, and had thrashed him many times for ‘turning COCKTAIL.’
