OED's earliest evidence for booze-hound is from 1926, in a dictionary by C. Wood and G. Goddard. booze-hound is formed within English, by compounding.

The meaning of BOOZEHOUND is boozer, drunk.

Etymology. edit. From booze +‎ hound. Pronunciation. edit. Audio (Southern ... Noun. edit. boozehound (plural boozehounds). (informal) alcoholic, drunkard.

... boozehound refused to seek help for his addiction. Etymology, a combination of the words "booze" (a slang term for alcoholic beverages) and "hound" (a term ...

His brilliance comes from portraying Schindler not as a pure-hearted hero but as the conniving swindler he was, a lustful gambling boozehound who originally ...

22 нояб. 2024 г. · [1925–30; booze + hound1]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered English at around the same time ...

27 мар. 2021 г. · Origin: A “hound” is a hunting dog, and “booze” is liquor. So a “boozehound” is someone who pursues liquor like a dog hunting prey. You need ...

Hi there! Our slang word of the day is ”Boozehound,” which means “someone who drinks a lot of alcohol.”⠀ Origin: A “hound” is a hunting dog, and “booze” is ...

One who drinks alcoholic beverages habitually and excessively. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: Synonyms: stiff · sponge · souse · soak ...

Synonyms for BOOZEHOUND: alcoholic, drunk, drinker, drunkard, dipsomaniac, inebriate, tippler, boozer; Antonyms of BOOZEHOUND: teetotaler, abstainer, ...