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aquabib

/ˈeɪk.wə.bɪb/

aquabib noun: a teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.

Noun

aquabib (plural aquabibs)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete, rare) A teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.
    • Hydropots and aquabibs are epithets bestowed by the champions of alcohol in London upon the temperance folk.1883, The Louisville Medical News: a weekly journal of medicine and surgery: Volumes 15-16
    • Dwight L. Moody and John B. Gough, the great aquabib, had commanded attention […]1949, Julia Cooley Altrocchi, The spectacular San Franciscans

Forms of aquabib

pluralaquabibs

Origin of aquabib

Based on Latin aqua (“water”) + bibere, infinitive of bibō (“to drink”)

Questions about aquabib

What does aquabib mean?
Aquabib means a teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.
What part of speech is aquabib?
Aquabib is a noun.
How do you pronounce aquabib?
Aquabib is pronounced /ˈeɪk.wə.bɪb/.
What is the plural of aquabib?
The plural of aquabib is aquabibs.

Words near aquabib in the dictionary

  1. aqua-
  2. aquabatic
  3. aquabatics
  4. aquabelle
  5. aquabelles
  6. aquabib
  7. aquabibs
  8. aquabics
  9. aquabike
  10. aquabikes
  11. aquabirnavirus

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