GUZZLED

Verb

guzzled

simple past tense and past participle of guzzle

Source: Wiktionary


GUZZLE

Guz"zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Guzzled, p. pr. & vb. n. Guzzling (.] Etym: [OP. gosillier, prob. orig., to pass through the throat; akin to F. gosier throat; cf. It. gozzo a bird's crop.]

Definition: To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently. Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar. Milton. Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, Who, while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise. Roscommon. To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey. Gay.

Guz"zle, v. t.

Definition: To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer. Dryden.

Guz"zle, n.

Definition: An insatiable thing or person. That sink of filth, that guzzle most impure. Marston.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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