SOT

n. a. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt. [Obs.] outh. In Egypt oft has seen the sot bow down, And reverence some dOldham.

2.
n.

A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual drunkard. "A brutal sot." Granville. Every sign That calls the staring sots to nasty wine. Roscommon.

3.
a.

Sottish; foolish; stupid; dull. [Obs.] "Rich, but sot." Marston.

4.
v.

To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot. [R.] I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted. Dryden.

5.
v.

To tipple to stupidity. [R.] Goldsmith.


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