reel-pot

noun

A drunkard.

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Meanings

nounreel-pot (plural reel-pots)

plural reel-pots

  1. obsoleteA drunkard.

    And lastly some shall have a palsy in their feet, and will not be able to stand to anything but shake and reel from the stall into the channel—your excellent reel-pots.

    1604, Thomas Middleton, Plato's Cap Cast at the Year 1604
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    There I heard news out of all countries in all languages: how many villains were in Spain, how many luxurs in Italy, how many perjureds in France and how many reel-pots in Germany.

    1604, Thomas Middleton, The Black Book

    Synonyms: squeeze-grape, tosspot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA drunkard.

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Origin

From reel (“to walk unsteadily”) + pot.

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APA

reel-pot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reel-pot

MLA

“reel-pot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reel-pot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reel-pot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reel-pot.

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