gin sling

noun

A cocktail made with gin, to which other ingredients, generally fruit juices or fruit-based liqueurs, are added

Meanings

noungin sling (plural gin slings)

plural gin slings

  1. A cocktail made with gin, to which other ingredients, generally fruit juices or fruit-based liqueurs, are added

    The strings of a gin-sling—very strong.

    1846, editorial staff, “More Curiosities: For the new Fancy Museum”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 97
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