- October
- October Oc*to"ber, n. [L., the eighth month of the primitive
Roman year, which began in March, fr. octo eight: cf. F.
Octobre. See {Octave}.]
1. The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
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2. Ale or cider made in that month. [1913 Webster]
The country gentlemen had a posset or drink they called October. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.