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Tom and Jerry

noun

a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.

Origin of Tom and Jerry

First recorded in 1820–30; named after the principal characters in Life in London (1821) by Pierce Egan (died 1849), English writer

Example sentences from the Web for tom and jerry

To say that it is a slouch hat, or a felt hat, or a Tom-and-Jerry hat, conveys no idea of the hat in question.

Travelling Sketches. |Anthony Trollope