| 释义 |
bibulate, v.
[A bombastic or humorous diminutive from L. bib-ĕre to drink, with reference to bibble, bibulous.]
trans. To bibble or tipple. So ˈbibulant a. and n., bibuˈlation n.
1767A. Campbell Lexiph. (1774) 29 I bibulated [it]. 1828Blackw. Mag. XXIV. 866 We bibulate gin and water with the housekeeper. 1883Boston Herald Corresp., Bibulants will even buy alcohol, dilute it and drink it. 1882St. James's Gaz. 12 Apr. 5 The extraordinary capacity for bibulation displayed by the regular soldier. |