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swill-pot

swill-pot noun: a drunkard.

Noun

swill-pot (plural swill-pots)

  1. (obsolete) A drunkard.
    • But, said he, what doth that part of our army in the meantime which overthrows that unworthy swillpot Grangousier?1653, Thomas, transl. Urquhart, chapter XXXIII, in Gargantua and Pantagruel, translation of original by Francois Rabelais, First Book
    • Look you, ye hang-dog! You ſhall caſt flections on me and my ways! You ſhall, ye ſwill-pot!1799, George Peter Holford, True Patriotism, act2, scene 1, page 22
    Synonyms:
    reel-pot, tosspot

Synonyms of swill-pot

Forms of swill-pot

pluralswill-pots
alternative formswillpot

Origin of swill-pot

From swill + pot.

Questions about swill-pot

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

Words near swill-pot in the dictionary

  1. swill-box
  2. swill-flagon
  3. swill-flagons
  4. swill-pail
  5. swill-pails
  6. swill-pot
  7. swill-pots
  8. swill-tub
  9. swill-tubs
  10. swillbellies
  11. swillbelly

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