toddy

noun

1. (countable, dated, uncountable)The sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink.

   “[…] the cocoa-nut tree yields a pure draught from a dry and barren land; a cup of water to the temperate and thirsty traveler; a cup of cream from the pressed kernel; a cup of refreshing and sparkling toddy to the early riser; […]”

   “Moti Guj was very fond of liquor—arrack for choice, though he would drink palm-tree toddy if nothing better offered.”

   “A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.”

2. (India, South, countable, uncountable)The drink itself.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of hot toddy.

   “Yonatan brings them all dandelion toddies and places down a caddy on the center of their table crowded with bottles of hot sauce, packets of tapioca pearls, salt, utensils, and miniature divination games”