ROB ROY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("Rob Roy" is a kind of...):

manhattan (a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters)

Meronyms (substance of "Rob Roy"):

malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch malt whisky; Scotch whiskey; Scotch whisky (whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still)

Meaning:

Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)

Synonyms:

MacGregor; Rob Roy; Robert MacGregor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)