compotator
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- compotatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of compotator
From Late Latin, dating back to 1725–35; compotation, -tor
Example Sentences
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This amusement is superintended by the Friar, according to the recurrence of certain fustian words, to be repeated by every compotator in turn before he drank—a species of High Jinks, as it were, by which they regulated their potations, as toasts were given in latter times.
From Project Gutenberg
I hold it a heresy to let it deaden in my hand, while the glass of my compotator is being filled on the opposite side of the table.
From Project Gutenberg
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