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rocks glass

rocks glass noun: a short glass tumbler used for serving liquor with ice.

rocks glass: a short glass tumbler used for serving liquor with ice
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Noun

rocks glass (plural rocks glasses)

  1. A short glass tumbler used for serving liquor with ice.

Synonyms of rocks glass

Forms of rocks glass

pluralrocks glasses
alternative formrock glass

Origin of rocks glass

Clipping of earlier on-the-rocks glass, from use of on the rocks as a slang expression for with ice cubes.

Questions about rocks glass

What does rocks glass mean?
Rocks glass means a short glass tumbler used for serving liquor with ice.
What part of speech is rocks glass?
Rocks glass is a noun.
What is the plural of rocks glass?
The plural of rocks glass is rocks glasses.

Words near rocks glass in the dictionary

  1. rocks
  2. rocks along
  3. rocks and rolls
  4. Rocks and Shoals
  5. rocks for jocks
  6. rocks glass
  7. rocks glasses
  8. rocks in one's head
  9. rocks on
  10. rocks out
  11. rocks out with one's cock out

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