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Or how about Ben Franklin's "nimptopsical" listen in his "Drinker's Dictionary" (published in 1736).
The French word for plastered drunk... - French Word-A-Day 2010
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"I see him as probably the greatest person in slang right now in America," says Paul Dickson, a writer whose credits include "Drunk: The Definitive Drinker's Dictionary."
As Slang Changes More Rapidly, Expert Has to Watch His Language Vauhini Vara 2011
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People meerly for their own Profit, tho 'at the Expence of the Drinker's
The London and Country Brewer Anonymous
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Prejudice of the Drinker's Health; and because a Liquid does not afford such a plain ocular Demonstration, as Meat and Bread does, these deluded
The London and Country Brewer Anonymous
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-- "The Drinker's Throat" is a recognized pathological condition, and the Germans have a popular phrase, "He drinks his throat away."
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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I cannot express my regret that the words of this poem are not given; for Dickens would have been quite as capable of writing "The Blood Drinker's Burial" as
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens 1905
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We can all recall with pleasure the fact that Miss Petowker (afterwards Mrs. Lillyvick) was in the habit of reciting a poem called "The Blood Drinker's Burial."
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens 1905
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Either this shaking, or something else, put the two maidens in a mood quite unbefitting the day, for in the moment they tarried outside the church while the coach was being placed in the shed, Miss Drinker's face was frowning, and once again Miss Meredith's nails were dug deep into the little palms of her hands.
Janice Meredith Paul Leicester Ford 1883
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Several times sharp reproofs were shouted through the partition from Miss Drinker's room, but the whispering only sank in tone and not in volume.
Janice Meredith Paul Leicester Ford 1883
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Once again Mr.. Meredith sought interview with Livingston, but the Governor refused to even see her; and both Mr. Drinker's and Bagby's attempts succeeded little better, for they could only report that he declined to further discuss the matter, and that the execution was set for the following
Janice Meredith Paul Leicester Ford 1883
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