tosspot

noun

toss·pot ˈtȯs-ˌpät

ˈtäs-

Synonyms of tosspot next

: drunkard, sot

Examples of tosspot in a Sentence

a bar filled with the same old tosspots night after night

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1568, in the meaning defined above

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