| guzzle | To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently. "Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar." (Milton) "Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, who, while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise." (Roscommon) "To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey." (Gay) Origin: OP. Gosillier, prob. Orig, to pass through the throat; akin to F. Gosier throat; cf. It. Gozzo a bird's crop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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