cocktail (1803)

[Barnhart]

I just found cocktail 1803.  I found it in _Early American Newspapers,
series I_ from _The Farmer's Cabinet_ April 28, 1803, p [2]

The word is used twice:

"11. Drank a glass of coctail--excellent for the head ...  Call'd at the
Doct's. found Burnham--he looked very wise--drank another glass of
cocktail."

So, I guess they're a few years off in Las Vegas.  Maybe more, if someone
has older evidence.

Regards,
David

barnhart at highlands.com

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