groghound

slang One who is apt to drink alcohol often and excessively; an alcoholic. "Grog" refers to rum that has been diluted with water. It was named after Edward Vernon, an 18th-century British admiral nicknamed "Old Grog" (because he wore a grogram cloak) who ordered that his sailors receive that mixture instead of pure rum. Geez, if we go to the bar a third time this week, we're gonna look like a couple of groghounds!

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

groghound

n. a drunkard. I’m afraid that Ernie is getting to be a groghound.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

grog
groggy
boozehound
splice the main brace
splice the mainbrace
borachio
sipster
bend elbow
bend the elbow
bend your elbow

词组	groghound
释义	groghound groghound slang One who is apt to drink alcohol often and excessively; an alcoholic. "Grog" refers to rum that has been diluted with water. It was named after Edward Vernon, an 18th-century British admiral nicknamed "Old Grog" (because he wore a grogram cloak) who ordered that his sailors receive that mixture instead of pure rum. Geez, if we go to the bar a third time this week, we're gonna look like a couple of groghounds! Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. groghound n. a drunkard. I’m afraid that Ernie is getting to be a groghound. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: grog groggy boozehound splice the main brace splice the mainbrace borachio sipster bend elbow bend the elbow bend your elbow
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