bubber

English

Etymology

From Old English.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ)

Noun

bubber (plural bubbers)

1. (obsolete) A person who steals plate from public houses.
2. (obsolete) A drinking bowl.
3. (obsolete) A person who drinks a lot of alcohol.

References

• BUBBER, Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737.
• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary