drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino
(noun) a chronic drinker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sot (plural sots)
(archaic) stupid person; fool
drunkard
• (stupid person): See also idiot (intelligence) or fool (wisdom)
• (drunkard): alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also drunkard
sot (third-person singular simple present sots, present participle sotting, simple past and past participle sotted)
To drink until one becomes drunk
To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.
• OST, OTS, OTs, TOS, TOs, TSO, Tso, ost
Source: Wiktionary
Sot, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. sottus; of unknown origin, cf. Ir. sotal pride, soithir proud, or Chald. & NHeb. shoten foolish.]
1. A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt. [Obs.] outh. In Egypt oft has seen the sot bow down, And reverence some dOldham.
2. A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual drunkard. "A brutal sot." Granville. Every sign That calls the staring sots to nasty wine. Roscommon.
Sot, a.
Definition: Sottish; foolish; stupid; dull. [Obs.] "Rich, but sot." Marston.
Sot, v. t.
Definition: To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot. [R.] I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted. Dryden.
Sot, v. i.
Definition: To tipple to stupidity. [R.] Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
