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winebibber definition

wine·bibber (wīn′bib′ər)

noun

a person given to drinking much or too much wine

Etymology: coined by Miles Coverdale to transl. Ger weinsäufer, Luther's transl. of Gr oinopotēs, wine drinker (see Matt. 11:19) < oinos, wine (< oinē, vine) + potēs, drinker: for IE base see potable

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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