bibber
(ˈbɪbə(r))
[f. bib v. + -er1.]
One who drinks frequently; a tippler. (Frequent in comb., as wine-bibber, beer-bibber, etc.)
| 1536 Remed. Sedition 20 b, Bibbers wil be offended with hym. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters I. 185 The subjects of the Gout are generally..wine, cider, and beer bibers. a 1845 Hood Drink. Song x, Look at the bibbers of wine. |
Hence bibbership.
| 1670 Eachard Cont. Clergy 31 That would much better fit some old soker at Parnassus than his sipping unexperienced bibbership. Alas, poor child! |