(kok′tāl′) noun
1. A short, mixed, alcoholic drink, variously flavored and prepared.
2. An appetizer, as chilled, diced fruits, fruit juices, or sea food seasoned with a highly spiced sauce. [? Alter. of F coquetel, a mixed drink popular in the 18th c.]

(kok′tāl′) noun
1. A horse with a docked tail.
2. An underbred horse.
3. A person of low breeding. [<COCK¹ (def. 1) + TAIL; with ref. to the appearance of a horse's docked tail]