Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A drunkard.

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  • Old Gouldman, for instance, whose columns are replete with uncommon and local English terms, gives "_Pandoxor_, to brew," citing Alciatus as authority, and "_Pandox_, a swill-bowl," apparently a word used by Statius.

    Notes and Queries, Number 15, February 9, 1850 Various

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