Ci"der (?), n. [F. cidre, OF. sidre, fr. L. sicera a kind of strong drink, Gr. ; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. shakar to be intoxicated, shÇkar strong drink.]
The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.
⇒ Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not applied to wine.
Cider brandy, a kind of brandy distilled from cider. -- Cider mill, a mill in which cider is made. -- Cider press, the press of a cider mill.
© Webster 1913.