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Sep 28, 2017 · guzzle. (v.) 1570s, "swallow liquid greedily" (intransitive), 1580s in transitive sense, probably related to Old French gosillier "to go down the gullet; to vomit, chatter, talk," from gosier (13c.) "jaws, throat, gullet." Or imitative of the sound of drinking greedily.
The earliest known use of the noun guzzle is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for guzzle is from 1598, in the writing of John Florio, author and teacher of languages. It is also recorded as a verb from the late 1500s. guzzle is perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: guzzle v.
The earliest known use of the verb guzzle is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for guzzle is from around 1579–80, in a translation by Thomas North, translator. guzzle is perhaps a borrowing from French. Etymons: French gosiller. See etymology.
GUZZLE definition: 1. to drink quickly, eagerly, and usually in large amounts: 2. to use large amounts of petrol very…. Learn more.
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guzzle ( pl. guzzles) ( dated, uncountable) Drink; intoxicating liquor. Where squander'd away the tiresome minutes of your evening leisure over seal'd Winchesters of threepenny guzzle! — Tom Brown. ( dated) A drinking bout; a debauch. ( dated) An insatiable thing or person.
Sep 17, 2024 · guzzle (plural guzzles) (dated, uncountable) Drink; intoxicating liquor. Where squander'd away the tiresome minutes of your evening leisure over seal'd Winchesters of threepenny guzzle! — Tom Brown. (dated) A drinking bout; a debauch. (dated) An insatiable thing or person. (obsolete, British, provincial) A drain or ditch; a gutter; sometimes ...
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