highball
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Noun (1)
- a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glassType of mixed drinkKinds Scotch and soda, zombie, sling, julep, gin and tonic, collins, cobbler
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
high′ball′ (hī′ba̤l′), noun
1. An alcoholic beverage having a liquor such as whiskey mixed with water or a carbonated beverage, and usually served with ice in a tall glass. [wns=1]
2. Railroads A railroad track signal permitting the engineer to proceed at full speed.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5