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English Dictionary: sot by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sot
n
  1. a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sot \Sot\, n. [F., fr. LL. sottus; of unknown origin, cf. Ir.
      sotal pride, soithir proud, or Chald. & NHeb. shoten
      foolish.]
      1. A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt.
            [Obs.] --outh.
  
                     In Egypt oft has seen the sot bow down, And
                     reverence some d[?]ified baboon.         --Oldham.
  
      2. A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual
            drunkard. [bd]A brutal sot.[b8] --Granville.
  
                     Every sign That calls the staring sots to nasty
                     wine.                                                --Roscommon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sot \Sot\, a.
      Sottish; foolish; stupid; dull. [Obs.] [bd]Rich, but sot.[b8]
      --Marston.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sot \Sot\, v. t.
      To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot. [R.]
  
               I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sot \Sot\, v. i.
      To tipple to stupidity. [R.] --Goldsmith.
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