Bible Dictionaries
Cocktail

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A species of rove beetle; - so called from its habit of elevating the tail.

(2):

(n.) A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward.

(3):

(n.) A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins.

(4):

(n.) A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cocktail'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cocktail.html. 1828.