~ 1
■ noun
1》 a piece of cloth or plastic fastened round a child's neck to keep its clothes clean while eating.
↘a loose-fitting sleeveless garment worn for identification, e.g. by competitors and officials at sporting events.
↘the part above the waist of the front of an apron or pair of dungarees.
2》 a common European inshore fish of the cod family. [ Trisopterus luscus .]
Phrases
one's best ~ and tucker informal one's smartest clothes.
stick (or poke ) one's ~ in Austral. informal interfere.
Origin
C16: prob. from ~ 2 .
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~ 2
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) archaic drink (an alcoholic drink).
Derivatives
~ber noun
Origin
ME: prob. from L. ~ere 'to drink'.