wine-bibber

Example Sentences

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She had never represented any of her saints as a wine-bibber, a gross beef-eater, or a narrow-headed, crafty, cringing creature.

From Half a Century by Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon

"Are you proposing to become a wine-bibber in your enthusiasm?" asked John.

From Hetty Wesley by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Yes; Letitia is what you call a flesh-eater and wine-bibber like myself.

From Love's Usuries by Creswicke, Louis

Remember your Lord, he was familiar with publicans and sinners to a proverb; "Behold a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners;" Matt. xi.

From The Jerusalem Sinner Saved; or, Good News for the Vilest of Men by Bunyan, John

I wonder whether I have succeeded in making that wine-bibber go to bed supperless?

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick