Definition of: toddy

(tod′ē) noun plural ·dies
1. A drink made with spirits, hot water, sugar, and a slice of lemon.
2. The sap or juice that flows from the incised spathes of certain East Indian palms; also, a spirituous liquor distilled from it. The principal palms yielding toddy are called toddy palms, as the wild date of India (Phoenix sylvestris). [<Hind. tārī toddy (def. 2) <tār palm tree <Skt. tāla a palmyra]