lick-wimble en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From lick + wimble (sense 1).
Meanings
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(obsolete) A drunkard.
[…]I bind me, my heires, Ale-squires, pot-companions, Lick-wimbles, Maltwormes, Vine-fretters, and other faithfull Drunkards firmely by these presents:[…]
c. 1638, Richard Brathwait, “Laws of Drinking”, in Joseph Haslewood, editor, Barnabae Itinerarium: Or Barnabee's Journal, volume 1, published 1820, page 208:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lick-wimbles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |