A Cocktail

1. A mixed alcoholic beverage. Synonyms: mixed drink, (abbreviation) ckt
2. (by extension) A mixture of other substances or things. Synonyms: see hodgepodge
3. A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
4. (Britain, slang, dated) A mean, half-hearted fellow. Synonym: coward
5. A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.