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Meaning of aquabib | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈeɪk.wə.bɪb/

Definitions

A teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.

derogatory, obsolete, rare

Examples

“Hydropots and aquabibs are epithets bestowed by the champions of alcohol in London upon the temperance folk.”
“Dwight L. Moody and John B. Gough, the great aquabib, had commanded attention […]”
“While its more sober counterpart was directed to quite different ends by a pugnacious aquabib, William Henry Draper”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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