Tom and Jerry
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Tweet n. pl. Tom and Jerries A hot drink consisting of rum or another liquor, a beaten egg, milk or water, sugar, and spices. [After Corinthian Tom, and , Jerry, Hawthorn, characters in Life in London, a novel by Pierce Egan (1772-1849).] |
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