collins

Noun

Col=lins

WORDNET DICTIONARY

collins(n = noun.person) wilkie collins, william wilkie collins - English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889); Array

is a kind of author, writer

collins(n = noun.food) tom collins - tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice; Array

is a kind of highball

collins, n. an iced drink made of gin or whisky etc. with soda, lemon or lime juice, and sugar.

Etymology

20th c.: orig. unkn.