a long drink consisting of gin, lime or lemon juice, sugar or syrup, and soda water
Tom Collins in American English
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Tom Collins in American English
noun
a tall drink containing gin, lemon or lime juice, and carbonated water, sweetened and served with ice
Word origin
[1905–10; said to have been named after its inventor]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airway, aspect ratio, cadre, overcall, push-up