Martini (automobile company)
WordNet
noun
(1) A cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A breech mechanism for a rifle.
- A type of rifle using similar features.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 96:
- Now the butt of a Martini in the small of your back hurts a great deal
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 96:
Etymology 2
Perhaps originally named after Martinez, California, later reinforced by the proprietary name, Italian company Martini e Rossi.