What does swill-pot mean?
Swill-pot means (obsolete) A drunkard..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A drunkard..
But, said he, what doth that part of our army in the meantime which overthrows that unworthy swillpot Grangousier?
Look you, ye hang-dog! You ſhall caſt flections on me and my ways! You ſhall, ye ſwill-pot!
Beer, ye boozy scabs! Ha'n't ye enough a'ready? Don't I pay for it, and for every minute of time ye rob me of, ye swabs, ye swill-pot hounds? There's the pond for ye. Go and lap water, like the lazy dogs ye are!
Use swill-pot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Swill-pot means (obsolete) A drunkard..
Common synonyms include reel-pot, tosspot.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But, said he, what doth that part of our army in the meantime which overthrows that unworthy swillpot Grangousier?
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