Bacchusn.
/ˈbakəs/, U.S. /ˈbɑkəs/, /ˈbækəs/ The god of wine; hence, wine, intoxicating liquor. son of Bacchus: a tippler.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > [noun]
wine805
juicea1387
shrab1477
Bacchus1508
the spirit (also sprite) of the buttery1530
Lyaeus1602
vintage1604
Septembral juice (or liquor)1609
grape1636
cellar physic1697
rosy1840
pluck1904
pinard1917
vino1919
the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Bacchus
Bacchus1508
the jolly god1697
the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess
houndOE
drinkerc1200
keach-cup?c1225
gulchcupa1250
bollerc1320
taverner1340
ale stake?1515
wine-bibber1535
bibber1536
swill-bowl1542
malt-wormc1550
rinse-pitcher1552
bibblera1556
ale knight1556
tosspot1568
ring-pigger1570
troll-the-bowl1575
malt-bug1577
gossip-pint-pot1580
black pot1582
alehouse knight1583
worrier1584
suck-spigot1585
bezzle1592
bezzlera1593
cup-leech1593
soaker1593
carouser1596
barley-cap1598
swiller1598
rob-pot1599
Philistine1600
sponge1600
wine-knight1601
fill-knaga1605
reel-pot1604
faithful1609
fill-pot1609
bouser1611
spigot-sucker1611
suck-pint1611
whip-can1611
bib-all-night1612
afternoon man1615
potling1616
Bacchanalian1617
bombard1617
pot-shot1617
potisuge1620
trougha1625
tumbrila1625
borachioa1627
pot-leech1630
kill-pota1637
biberon1637
bang-pitcher1639
son of Bacchusc1640
shuffler1642
suck-bottlea1652
swill-pot1653
poter1657
potatora1660
old soaker1665
fuddle cap1666
old toast1668
bubber1669
toper1673
ale-toast1691
Bacchant1699
fuddler1699
swill-belly1699
tickle-pitcher1699
whetter1709
draughtsmanc1720
bender1728
drammer1740
dram-drinker1744
drammist1756
rum-bud1805
siper1805
Bacchanal1812
boozera1819
rum-sucker1819
soak1820
imp of the spigot1821
polyposist1821
wineskin1821
sack-guzzler1823
sitfast1828
swill-flagon1829
cup-man1834
swiper1836
Lushington1851
lushing-man1859
bloat1860
pottle pot1860
tipsificator1873
tipsifier1873
pegger1874
swizzler1876
bibulant1883
toss-cup1883
lusher1895
stew-bum1902
shicker1906
stiff1907
souse1915
booze-hound1926
stumblebum1932
tanker1932
lush-hound1935
lushy1944
lush-head1945
binge drinker1946
pisshead1946
hophead1948
1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 187 Bacus, the gladder of the table.
c1640 E. Waller Battle of Summer-Islands 17 The sweet palmettoes a new Bacchus yield.
1747 Scheme Equip. Men of War 36 The more corpulent Sons of Bacchus..might have Easy-Chairs.
1823 Ld. Byron Island ii. xi. 31 The palm..Within whose bosom infant Bacchus broods.
Compounds
General attributive. C1.
Bacchus-bole n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > of unidentified or unspecified type
honeysuckOE
honeysucklea1300
floscampya1398
poppya1400
siphany1509
flour-dammesa1522
ageratum1567
rose of Sharon1585
belamour1595
sea violet1601
Bacchus-bole1725
eel-pout1736
torch-flower1849
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Bacchus-Bole, a Flower that is not tall, but a very full, large, broad-leav'd Flower, being of a sad light Purple.
C2.
Bacchus-like adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adverb] > drunkenly
ebriously1569
drunkenly1574
tosspotlike1580
moistly1590
tipple square1600
temulently1623
Bacchus-like1640
tipsily1818
Bacchanalianly1864
beerishly1865
boozily1893
stinko paralytico1927
1640 Wits Recreations sig. Iv They mean, then, Bacchus-like to feed.
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