E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Toddy.
A favourite Scotch beverage compounded of spirits, hot water, and sugar. The word is a corruption of taudi, the Indian name for the saccharine juice of palm spathes. The Sanskrit is told; or taldi, from tal (palm-juice). (Rhind Vegetable Kingdom.)
