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_Dipsomania_, or _Oinomania_, an insatiable desire for drink.
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If a poor man is addicted to alcohol he is a drunken sot; but if a rich man is oft intoxicated, he is afflicted with Dipsomania!
The Bed-Book of Happiness Harold Begbie 1900
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Then I remembered our enthusiasm over the Palace of Dipsomania.
The Belovéd Vagabond William John Locke 1896
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Dipsomania is one family tradition I have no desire to continue.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Dipsomania is one family tradition that is worth bringing to a close, says Jemima
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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• Dipsomania refers to an abnormal or insatiable craving for alcohol.
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163 Dipsomania, or inebriety, is a fundamental disease of the nervous system, primarily of a functional character.
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1880 512 Dipsomania is a term sometimes used to denote the peculiar delirium arising from the abuse of alcohol, but it is commonly applied to an uncontrollable desire for alcoholic drinks.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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1880 512 Dipsomania is a term sometimes used to denote the peculiar delirium arising from the abuse of alcohol, but it is commonly applied to an uncontrollable desire for alcoholic drinks.
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163 Dipsomania, or inebriety, is a fundamental disease of the nervous system, primarily of a functional character.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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