Reel-pot

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A drunkard. obsolete

    "And lastly some shall have a palsy in their feet, and will not be able to stand to anything but shake and reel from the stall into the channel—your excellent reel-pots."

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borachiodrunkdrunkardlushpissheadpisspot

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"And lastly some shall have a palsy in their feet, and will not be able to stand to anything but shake and reel from the stall into the channel—your excellent reel-pots."

Etymology

From reel (“to walk unsteadily”) + pot.

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