Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SOT
SOT, n. [Fr. sot; Arm. sodt; Sp. zote, zota; Port. zote; D. zot. The sense is, stupid; Ch. שטי. Class Sd, No. 61.]
- A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt. – Shak. South.
- A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual drunkard. What can ennoble sots? – Pope.
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