bubber

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English

Etymology

From Old English.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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