Boozing

The ruffler, who found his representative in a very magnificently equipped, and by no means ill-favored knave, whose chin was decorated with a beard as lengthy and as black as Sultan Mahmoud's, together with the dexterous hooker, issued forth from the hovel which they termed their boozing ken, eager to catch a glimpse of the prince of the high-tobygloaks. ❋ William Harrison Ainsworth (1843)

Dr. John O'Brien Bell, the next president of the Canadian Medical Association, asks, "If I spend my dollars in boozing in the local pub, get involved in a punch-up in the car park, and arrive at the emergency department for investigation and repair, why should I expect you to be responsible for the cost of my escapade?" ❋ Unknown (1988)

There are those, of course, who will tune in thinking they might get their Jimmy McNulty fix, that is, the boozing, authority-defying police detective that Mr. West played on the HBO series "The Wire," which ended in 2008 Stateside and was a huge hit in Britain. ❋ By MARGY ROCHLIN (2011)

By hitting GWB with this "boozing" remark she is hitting someone who has shown enormous restraint by being civil to others. ❋ Unknown (2005)

M.. Crane, M.. Richmond, and others have jumped to the conclusion that M. Deboutin has come to the café with the woman, and that they are "boozing" together. ❋ Unknown (1892)

Linbof, whose books contradict one another, cannot help him; nor can the pilgrims on crowded steamers, nor the verse writers and harlots in dives and boozing-kens. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cupid's Undie Run starts and ends at the Pour House tavern on Capitol Hill, so boozing is expected, but Gill also encourages participants to find other ways to stay warm. ❋ Vicky Hallett (2011)

Yes there is free booze at these parties, but that doesn't mean that you should raid the open bar -these events are for schmoozing, not boozing. ❋ Adrien Field (2011)

We didn't hear much about Mickey Mantle's boozing, but Leo Durocher played cards with reporters during train travel. ❋ Craig Wolff (2011)

On The Swamp in Ruraltown, it is the first and immediate excuse trotted out by the legions of tall, skinny teenagers who hang around outside the shops all day, scaring the elderly people with their boozing and shouting. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

I won't put up with his shinanigan - debotchin 'innocent children with his boozing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And despite his youthful indiscretions as a player, which involved boozing sessions in the East End's Blind Beggar pub, Redknapp has been outspoken in his dislike of British football's attachment to alcohol. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Since I finally hauled myself on to the wagon almost a year ago, Las Vegas has come to represent everything I've left behind: the boozing, the one-night stands, the easy bullshit and the reckless overspending, a lifestyle encapsulated by the city's motto: "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas". ❋ Paul Carr (2011)

In the 90s, the subtle but vaguely controlling etiquette of boozing begins to unravel. ❋ Unknown (2012)

But here in San Antonio, the ONLY reasons you would want to eat at Taco Cabana are either because you're from out of town and don't know better, or because it's 3am and you're looking for something inexpensive to satisfy the post-boozing munchies. ❋ Homesick Texan (2009)

Each new destination seems much the same as the others: different boozing partners, different girls, but no big difference. ❋ Nwhyte (2009)