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 Drunkard’s Cloak (A).Drunkenness. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Drunken Deddington.
 
One dead drunk. The proper name is a play on the word dead.   1
 


 Drunkard’s Cloak (A).Drunkenness. 

 
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