Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022.
Cocktail subs.
(common).—1. A prostitute; a wanton.
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2. (common).—A coward.
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3. (American).—A drink composed of spirits (gin, brandy, whisky, etc.), bitters, crushed ice, sugar, etc., the whole whisked briskly until foaming, and then drunk ‘hot.’
