bibitoryadj.
/ˈbɪbɪtəri/ rare.
Of or pertaining to drinking; spec. in bibitory muscle, synonym for ‘rectus internus oculi’.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of eye, lid, or brow
eye-string1532
abducens1615
eye-opener1649
orbicularis1681
bibitory muscle1696
corrugator1836
Müller1875
the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [adjective] > relating to
bibitory1834
potatory1834
1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Bibitory Muscle, the Muscle that draws down the Eye towards the Cup when we drink.
1834 Fraser's Mag. 9 586 This is not a question amatory—it is a consideration bibatory [sic].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1696