cider Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
    cyder.

WordNet

Ci"der noun
Etymology
F. cidre, OF. sidre, fr. L. sicera a kind of strong drink, Gr. of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. shakar to be intoxicated, shekar strong drink.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913