Tom Collins

noun

1. a tall drink containing gin, lemon or lime juice, and carbonated water, sweetened and served with ice.

Tom Collins

noun

1. a long drink consisting of gin, lime or lemon juice, sugar or syrup, and soda water

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tom Collins¹

First recorded in 1905–10; said to have been named after its inventor

Example Sentences

As she later reflected, “Tom Collins . . . had asked me to keep detailed notes of our work every day, of the people, things they said, did, suffered, worked. I thought it was for our work, or for him, but it was for Steinbeck”; and “Tom asked me to give him my notes. I did. Naïve me.”

From Salon

According to Benson, Steinbeck would later encourage a false claim that in February 1938, he “followed a trail of migrants from Oklahoma to California and lived with them in roadside camps” when he was researching the book with Tom Collins.

From Salon

The book both published and contextualized the notes Babb took while she was working at the FSA camps with Tom Collins.

From Salon

A few months into Babb’s job volunteering for the FSA, Tom Collins invited Babb to a nearby café to have lunch with a writer he was collaborating with named John Steinbeck.

From Salon

The Liberal Democrat councillor's motion called for Worcester's Labour MP Tom Collins to raise the issue in the House of Commons.

From BBC