"tonic and gin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tonic and gins [plural], tonics and gins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|tonics and gins}} tonic and gin (countable and uncountable, plural tonic and gins or tonics and gins)
  1. (rare) gin and tonic Tags: countable, rare, uncountable

Inflected forms

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