† potpanionn.
Obsolete.
A drinking companion.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinker > fellow drinker
companion?1505
bowl-fellow1509
pot-companion1549
potpanionc1580
pot-mate1603
compotanta1624
dear heart1669
bottle companiona1689
bottle frienda1689
compotator1731
tavern-fellow1899
pub-friend1959
the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > companion
pot-companion1549
potpanionc1580
cup-mate?1592
pot-mate1603
pot-allya1625
compotator1731
c1580 tr. Bugbears iii. i, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 99 'Tis Signor Amades, one of my masters pottpanions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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