"rocks glass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rocks glasses [plural], rock glass [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of earlier on-the-rocks glass, from use of on the rocks as a slang expression for with ice cubes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rocks glass (plural rocks glasses)
  1. A short glass tumbler used for serving liquor with ice. Wikipedia link: rocks glass
    Sense id: en-rocks_glass-en-noun-SefwGN5l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vessels

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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