Oc-tō'ber, n.

n. [Lat., from octo, eight, the eighth month of the primitive Roman year, which began in March; Fr. & Pr. Octobre, Sp. Octubre, Pg. Outubro, It. Ottobre.]

1. The tenth month of the Julian year, containing thirty-one days.
2. A kind of ale, also a kind of cider, jocosely so called.