toddy

noun

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Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi ताड़ी (tāṛī) / Urdu تاڑی (tāṛī)), ultimately from Dravidian.

The sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink.
“[…] the cocoa-nut tree yields a pure draught from a dry and barren land; a cup of water to the temperate and thirsty traveler; a cup of cream from the pressed kernel; a cup of refreshing and sparkling toddy to the early riser; […]”
“Moti Guj was very fond of liquor—arrack for choice, though he would drink palm-tree toddy if nothing better offered.”
The drink itself.
Ellipsis of hot toddy.
“Yonatan brings them all dandelion toddies and places down a caddy on the center of their table crowded with bottles of hot sauce, packets of tapioca pearls, salt, utensils, and miniature divination games”