bibblingadj.
/ˈbɪblɪŋ/ 1. Drinking; tippling.
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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective]
bibbling1565
tippling1567
bousing1569
bibbing1594
stiff1594
upsy Dutch1612
bezzling1617
fuddling1654
potulent1656
toping1668
groggy1770
Bacchant1800
three-bottle1806
swilly1824
potatory1834
two-bottle1855
1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis iii. f. 3 Lytle bybling Phyalee, and Pseke that pretye mops.
1619 A. Gorges tr. F. Bacon Wisedome Ancients 270 An age..that is dull, bibling and reeling.
2. Dabbling with the bill like a duck drinking.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating by animals > [adjective] > dabbling with bill
bibbling1552
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Bybblyng with the byll, bibulus.
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