subs. phr. (old).—A tippler: see LUSHINGTON. Hence TO BANG THE PITCHER = to guzzle: see LUSH.

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  1639.  J. CLARKE, Parœmiologia, 102. A notable BANG-PITCHER, Silenus alter.

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  1694.  MOTTEUX, Rabelais, V. xvii. He loved heartily … TO BANG THE PITCHER, and lick his dish.

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