sewed up en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(archaic, slang) Drunk.
Why, zounds! the infernal rascal's dead-drunk in earnest; sewed up completely […]
1840, Charles Fenno Hoffman, Greyslaer: A Romance of the Mohawk, volume 2, page 198:
- (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) Secured, in the bag.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sewed up | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sewed up | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| sewed-up | adjective, alternative | lexicographic |