• Sot

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -É’t

    Full definition of sot

    Noun

    sot

    (plural sots)
    1. (archaic) stupid person; fool
      • 1610, , by William Shakespeare, act 3 scene 2Remember
        First to possess his books; for without them
        He's but a sot, as I am ...
      • OldhamIn Egypt oft has seen the Sot bow down,
        And reverence some deified Baboon.
    2. drunkard
      • RoscommonEvery sign
        That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.

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    Verb

    1. To drink until one becomes drunk
    2. To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.
      • DrydenI hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted.

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