tosspot

[taws-pot, tos-]

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noun

a tippler; drunkard.

Origin of tosspot

First recorded in 1560–70; toss + pot¹

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Related Words for tosspot

souse, bacchanal, soak, alcoholic, tippler, stiff, lush, inebriate, boozer, wino, drinker, sponge, sot, debauchee, carouser, toper, dipsomaniac, bacchanalian, barfly, bibber

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Historical Examples of tosspot

One of their number rejoiced in the euphonious cognomen of "Tosspot."
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore
Charles Hardwick

British Dictionary definitions for tosspot

tosspot

noun

archaic, or literary a habitual drinker
British slang a stupid or contemptible person

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