noun
a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth
• Hypernyms: ↑cocktail
• Substance Meronyms: ↑sweet vermouth, ↑Italian vermouth, ↑gin
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\\|jinə|nit\ nounEtymology: gin (V) + and + it, short for Italian vermouth
chiefly Britain : a drink of sweet vermouth and gin
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gin and it
Gin and Italian vermouth
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Main Entry: ↑gin
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gin and it,
British Informal. a short drink consisting of gin and Italian vermouth.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.