1653. Urquhart, Rabelais, Bk. II., ch. i., note. It signifies rum-booze, as our gipsies call good-guzzle.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v.
1698-1700. Ward, London Spy, part III., p. 47. A Pennyworth of burnt Bread soften'd in a Mug of Porter's guzzle.
c. 1795. Wolcot [P. Pindar] Peter's Pension, in wks. (Dublin, 1795), vol. i., p. 484. Lo, for a little meat and guzzle, This sneaking cur, too, takes the muzzle.
Verb. (vulgar).—1. To drink greedily, or to excess.
1607. Dekker, Westward Ho, v., 1. My master and Sir Gosling are guzzling; they are dabbling together fathom-deep.
1693. Dryden, Persius, vi., 51. And, lavish of suspense, Quaffs, crams, and guttles, in his own defence.
1698. Farquhar, Love and a Bottle, Act i. His education could reach no farther than to guzzle fat ale.
1727. Gay, Beggars Opera, i., 3. Tom Tipple, a guzzling soaking sot, who is always too drunk to stand himself.
1748. T. Dyche, Dictionary (5th ed.). Guzzle (v.) to tipple, to fuddle, to drink much and greedily.
1782. Wolcot [P. Pindar], Lyric Odes, Ode i. The poet might have guttled till he split.
1849. Thackeray, Pendennis, ch. lxi. Are you . . . to tell me that the aim of life is to guttle three courses and dine off silver?
Guzzle-guts, subs. (common).—A
glutton; a hard drinker.—Lex.
Bal. (1811). See Guzzle.
Guzzler, subs. (colloquial).—A
hard drinker; a coarse, voracious
feeder. See Guzzle.
a. 1760. T. Brown, Works, iii., 265 [ed. 1760]. Being an eternal guzzler of wine, his mouth smelt like a vintner's vault.
1841. Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, ch. xiii. To be looked upon as a common pipe-smoker beer-bibber, spirit-guzzler, and toss-pot.
Guzzling, subs. (vulgar).—Eating
or drinking to excess; also eating
or drinking in a coarse unmannerly
fashion.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v.
1819. Moore, Tom Crib, p. 28. What with snoozing, high-grubbing and guzzling like Chloe.
1882. F. Anstey, Vice Versâ, ch. xv. There shall be no pocketing at this table, sir. You will eat that pudding under my eye at once, and you will stay in and write out French verbs for two days. That will put an end to any more guzzling in the garden for a time, at least.
Guzzum, subs. (American).—Chatter;
noise. For synonyms,
see Patter.
1888. Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 'Now, Jerry, if yer don't stop yer guzzum I'll skin yer alive!' she exclaimed as she stood in the door and flourished a skillet at him.
G.Y. All a G.Y., adv. phr.
(North Country).—Crooked; all
on one side; 'all of a hugh.'
Gybe, subs. (old).—A written
paper.
1567. Harman, Caveat (1814), p. 65 A gyb, a writing
1608. Dekker, Belman of London, in wks. (Grosart) III., 104. His office is to make counterfet licences, which are called gybes.
1724. E. Coles, Eng. Dict. Gybe, any Writing or Pass.
1818. Scott, Heart of Midlothian, ch. xxv. He knows my gybe [pass] as well as the jark [seal] of e'er a queer cuffin [justice of peace] in England.
Verb (old).—1. To whip; to castigate. E.g., gybed at the cart's arse = whipped at the cart's tail.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew Gyb'd, jerkt or whipt.
