wine-bibber

Example Sentences

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He is not a wine-bibber, and he is not a total abstainer.

From Horace and His Influence by Showerman, Grant

"John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say he hath a devil; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, &c."

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Swift, Jonathan

I wonder whether I have succeeded in making that wine-bibber go to bed supperless?

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick

"Are you proposing to become a wine-bibber in your enthusiasm?" asked John.

From Hetty Wesley by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Not in the least; she did that kind of thing at the family table; besides, his worst enemy could not have called him a wine-bibber.

From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew