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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Minicast Bonus: Cocktail

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over · Dec 19, 2025 · 7:07

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In this bonus A Way with Words minicast, Martha and Grant look into the myriad stories behind the word cocktail. Does the drink name come from feathers? Horses? Something up a horse’s rump? It’s a weird wandering down etymology lane…

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