bubber

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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