What does "winesop" mean?

A piece of bread soaked in wine; a small cake made with grapes or wine.

What is a synonym for "winesop"?

Common synonyms include: alcoholic, alcoholic, borachio, drunk, drunkard, lush.

//ˈwaɪnˌsɒp// noun

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Noun

1
A piece of bread soaked in wine; a small cake made with grapes or wine.
"Hence the proverb […] "to reduce one whose meal is a winesop to a dry crust.""
2
A drunkard, a wino. broadly, derogatory, figuratively
""I'm going to give you Mr. Whish — or the winesop that remains of him," continued Attwater."

"Hence the proverb […] "to reduce one whose meal is a winesop to a dry crust.""

From Middle English wyne soppe, wynesoppe; equivalent to wine + sop.

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