Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for GUZ'ZLE
GUZ'ZLE, v.i. [probably allied to Arm. gouzoucq, the throat. In Italian, gozzo is the crop of a bird.]
To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much; to drink frequently. Well seasoned bowls the gossip's spirit raise, / Who, while she guzzles, chats the doctors praise. Roscommon.
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