bubber

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bubber (plural bubbers)

  1. (obsolete) A person who steals plate from public houses.
  2. (obsolete) A drinking bowl.
  3. (obsolete) A person who drinks a lot of alcohol.

References

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  • BUBBER, Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737.
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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