That settled the Merseysiders for a short while but it did not blunt the home side's spirit.

Cock tail, then, is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters — it is vulgarly called bittered sling, and is supposed to be an excellent electioneering potion, inasmuch as it renders the heart stout and bold, at the same time that it fuddles the head.

Having two barbs or points.

In a single instant his mouth went parchedly dry. He found himself swaying urgently backwards on the narrow plank beneath his feet. And stopped himself. He must not show fright. He must act as if fear was an impossibility.