bubber

== English == === Etymology === From Old English. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ) === Noun === bubber (plural bubbers) (obsolete) A person who steals plate from public houses. (obsolete) A drinking bowl. (obsolete) A person who drinks a lot of alcohol. === References === BUBBER, Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737. John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary