- tosspot
- noun Date: 1568 drunkard, sot
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Tosspot — is a British slang insult, which can mean, depending on the context, a drunkard, a masturbator, or an objectionable person.The Word is of middle English origin, and, until recently, meant exclusively a person who drank heavily. Beer or ale was… … Wikipedia
Tosspot — Toss pot , n. A toper; one habitually given to strong drink; a drunkard. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tosspot — *drunkard, inebriate, alcoholic, dipsomaniac, sot, soak, toper, tippler … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tosspot — [tôs′pät΄] n. [ TOSS + POT1] a drunkard … English World dictionary
tosspot — /taws pot , tos /, n. a tippler; drunkard. [1560 70; TOSS + POT] * * * … Universalium
tosspot — noun /ˈtɒspɒt/ a) A drunkard, one who drinks alcohol frequently. We see our carowsing tospot German souldiers, when they are most plunged in their cups and as drunke as rats, to have perfect remembrance of their quarter, of the watchword, and of… … Wiktionary
tosspot — noun informal a habitual drinker (also used as a general term of abuse) … English new terms dictionary
tosspot — toss•pot [[t]ˈtɔsˌpɒt, ˈtɒs [/t]] n. a tippler; drunkard • Etymology: 1560–70 … From formal English to slang
tosspot — /ˈtɒspɒt/ (say tospot) noun Colloquial someone who drinks to excess. {from the phrase to toss a pot} …
tosspot — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: toss (I) + pot : drunkard, sot assembled a group of tosspots John McCarten … Useful english dictionary
