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highball

[hahy-bawl] / ˈhaɪˌbɔl /




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Nearby, a discreet, retro-inflected brass plaque reads Highball Ltd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Their de Havilland Mosquito was carrying a Barnes Wallis-designed Highball, a smaller version of a bouncing bomb to be used on shipping.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2022

The basement houses the Bo Peep Cocktail & Highball Store, taking its name from a company, Bo Peep Manufacturing, that once occupied the premises: 70 West 36th Street, 917-2612-5495, ragtradernyc.com.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2018

Ideal Meal: Dartmouth Highball; Bone Marrow “Luge”; Steak tartare; Hake with green beans in a coriander sauce.

From Forbes • Oct. 9, 2014

The names of the artistes who create the róles are announced on the screen: "Captain Jack Reckless—Mr. Courcy van Highball," or it maybe "Juliet, Miss Mamie Euffles."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir




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