ingurgitation
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4ADJ.
great, large, spirituous
VERB + INGURGITATION
accustomed, swallowed
INGURGITATION + NOUN
potation, sponge, wine
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; gulp.
Debilitated people, who have been unfortunately accustomed to great ingurgitation of spirituous potation, frequently part with a great quantity of water during the night, but with not more than usual in the day-time.
And it is written of Epicurus, that he procured the same for himself; for after his disease was judged desperate, he drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught and ingurgitation of wine ...
That which is so swallowed greedily or immoderately.
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3Debilitated people, who have been unfortunately accustomed to great ingurgitation of spirituous potation, frequently part with a great quantity of water during the night, but with not more than usual
WiktionaryAnd it is written of Epicurus, that he procured the same for himself; for after his disease was judged desperate, he drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught and ingurgitation of wine ...
WiktionaryI have lain on the floor of the sea and breathed with the breathing of the sea-anemone, swallowed with ingurgitation of the sponge.
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