toddynoun [ C or U ]
/ˈtɒd.i//ˈtɑː.di/a drink made of spirits (= strong alcoholic drink) mixed with hot water and sugar, sometimes with different flavours added:
After the swim in the icy water we all had a hot toddy to warm us up.
an alcoholic drink made from the sap (= the liquid inside a plant) of certain types of palm tree:
The local workers used to make palm toddy from the coconut palms.
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- My dad would come home with a few toddies (recipe: bourbon, lemon juice, honey, water) in him, and we'd all sing together.
- When I was a kid my dad made a hot toddy when I had a cold.
- The evening in the O'Driscoll house was wonderful, too, drinking whiskey toddy for old times' sake.
- There were toddy sellers beneath the banyan and tamarind trees.
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Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- chaser
- cognac
- cordial
- crème de menthe
- curaçao
- grappa
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- schnapps
- scotch
- sloe gin
- spirit
- vodka
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Warm drinks