Mol ‧ o ‧ tov cock ‧ tail /ˌmɒlətɒf ˈkɒkteɪl $ ˌmɑːlətɒːf ˈkɑːk-, ˌmɒːl-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Vyacheslav M. Molotov (1890-1986), Soviet politician ]
a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with petrol with a piece of cloth in the end