guzzle

i. & t. [O. Fr. gouziller, in compound desgouziller =to gulp or swill down; cf. also Fr. s'égo siller=to make one's throat sore with shouting; gosier the throat. ( Skeat.)] A. In trans.: To swill or drink liquor greedily: to drink much or frequently; to be constantly drinking or swilling. "They fell to lapping and guzzling till they burst themselves."- L ' Estrange. B. Trans.: To drink or swill greedily. "[He] knew no medium between guzzling beer, And his old stint-three you sand pounds a year." Cowper: Retirement , 601. gŭz-zle, s. [GUZZLE, v.] 1. One who guzzles; a guzzler; a swiller; an insatiable eater or drinker. "That sensele , sensual epicure, That sink of filth, that guzzle most impure." 2. A debauch. 3. Drink. Marston. Scourge of Villainy , ii. 7. Eastern Poetry, E ay 1. guttural-fo a, s.