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reel-pot

reel-pot noun: a drunkard.

Noun

reel-pot (plural reel-pots)

  1. (obsolete) A drunkard.
    • And lastly some shall have a palsy in their feet, and will not be able to stand to anything but shake and reel from the stall into the channel—your excellent reel-pots.1604, Thomas Middleton, Plato's Cap Cast at the Year 1604
    • There I heard news out of all countries in all languages: how many villains were in Spain, how many luxurs in Italy, how many perjureds in France and how many reel-pots in Germany.1604, Thomas Middleton, The Black Book

Synonyms of reel-pot

Forms of reel-pot

pluralreel-pots

Origin of reel-pot

From reel (“to walk unsteadily”) + pot.

Questions about reel-pot

What does reel-pot mean?
Reel-pot means a drunkard.
What part of speech is reel-pot?
Reel-pot is a noun.
What is the plural of reel-pot?
The plural of reel-pot is reel-pots.

Words near reel-pot in the dictionary

  1. reel ovens
  2. reel pull
  3. reel to reel tape
  4. reel to reel tapes
  5. reel up
  6. reel-pot
  7. reel-pots
  8. reel-to-reel
  9. reel-to-reel tape
  10. reel-to-reel tape recorder
  11. reel-to-reel tape recorders

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