wine-bibber
Example Sentences
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"John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say he hath a devil; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, &c."
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Jonathan Swift
Men will even call Jesus himself a wine-bibber.
From Miracles of Our Lord by George MacDonald
Very good wine," said Father Brown, gravely lifting his glass, "but, as you see, a very bad wine-bibber.
From The Wisdom of Father Brown by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
I wonder whether I have succeeded in making that wine-bibber go to bed supperless?
From The Pacha of Many Tales by Frederick Marryat
And the beginning of Flush of Gold is the old French wine-bibber, for he was the father of Marie Chauvet, and Marie Chauvet was the Flush of Gold.
From Lost Face by Jack London
