Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Debauchee
debauchee, n. [Fr.]
- Drinker; imbiber; connoisseur; [fig.] one who keenly enjoys; creature who deeply appreciates; [kenning, “Debauchee of Dews”] bee; flying insect that collects pollen to make honey.
- Drunkard; habitual partaker; creature with excessive thirst; [fig.] seducer; profligate; pillager; plunderer; despoiler; [kenning, “Debauchee of Dew”] hummingbird.
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