Definition of "highballs" [highballs]

• Plural form of highball. (noun)

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• "A drunkard who indulges in "highballs" and other beverages of fancy price and name, is euphemistically styled a "tippler;" his brother, a poor devil who swallows vile concoctions or red "pizen" is called a plain, ordinary "soak.""
• ""highballs," cocktails in tall glasses with lots of soda and a splash of alcohol."
• "He drank two Scotches before dinner on the train and three highballs after dinner, arriving at Union Station at 12:29 A.M., November 2.22"