Definition of Dipso

1. Noun. (informal) dipsomaniac ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dipso

1. a person who craves alcoholic liquors [n -SOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipso

diproteverine
diprotic
diprotic acid
diprotium
diprotodon
diprotodons
diproton
diprotons
dips
dipsades
dipsas
dipsesis
dipsetic
dipso (current term)
dipsogen
dipsology
dipsomania
dipsomaniac
dipsomaniacal
dipsomaniacs
dipsomanias
dipsos
dipsosis
dipsotherapy
dipsticks
dipswitch
dipt

Literary usage of Dipso

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences by Richard Dennis Hoblyn (1856)
"DIPSACUS (Itya, thirst). A name formerly given to diabetes, from the thirst accompanying that affection. dipso'SIS (IMa, thirst). ..."

2. Temperance and Total Abstinence, Or, The Use and Abuse of Alcoholic Liquors by Spencer Thomson (1850)
"... Dr. Joseph Williams— dipso-Mania, Sir A. Morrison — Withdrawal of Stimulant, Caution. WITHOUT touching upon that wide field for investigation and ..."

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