SOT

drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino

(noun) a chronic drinker

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sot (plural sots)

(archaic) stupid person; fool

drunkard

Synonyms

• (stupid person): See also idiot (intelligence) or fool (wisdom)

• (drunkard): alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also drunkard

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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