cup-shot
cup-shot adjective: intoxicated; drunk.
Adjective
cup-shot (comparative more cup-shot, superlative most cup-shot)
- Intoxicated; drunk.
- At this time the ſpring-tide of their mirth ſo drowned their ſouls; that the Turks coming in upon them, cut every one of their throats, to the number of twentie^([sic]) thouſand: and quickly they were ſtabbed with the ſword that were cup-ſhot before. A day which the Dutch may well write in their...1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warre, 4th edition, book 3, chapter 16, Cambridge: Printed by Thomas Buck, published 1651, page 135
- A young Enchantresse close by him did stand / Tapping his plump thighes with a mirtle wand: / She smil'd; he kist; and kissing, cull'd her too; / And being cup-shot, more he co'd not doe.1648, Robert Herrick, “The Vision”, in Hesperides
- Synonyms:
- drunk
Synonyms of cup-shot
Forms of cup-shot
| comparative | more cup-shot |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cup-shot |
Origin of cup-shot
England, late 15th century–early 19th century. From cup (“drinking vessel”) + shot (“discharged, cleared”).
Questions about cup-shot
- What does cup-shot mean?
- Cup-shot means intoxicated; drunk.
- What part of speech is cup-shot?
- Cup-shot is an adjective.
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