Meanings
prepositional phrase
- datedpostpositionalDrunk, under the influence of large amounts of alcohol.
About two o'clock the following morning his daughter, who slept with her window open, heard a most fearful yell from that direction, but it was no unusual thing for him to bawl and shout when he was in drink, so no notice was taken.
1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Black Peter
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in drink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20drink
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“in drink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20drink. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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