Bubber vs Pubber - What's the difference?
bubber | pubber |
(archaic) A person who steals plate from public houses.
(archaic) A drinking bowl.
(archaic) a very good drinker.
(informal) publisher
* 1949 , Billboard (1 January 1949)
As nouns the difference between bubber and pubber
is that bubber is a person who steals plate from public houses while pubber is publisher.bubber
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(en noun)References
*BUBBER'', ''Dictionary of Thieving Slang , 1737.
pubber
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(en noun)- With attention currently focused on the writer and pubber interventions in the Leibeli case, it is significant that three major pubbers have still not signed the basic agreement with the Songwriters' Protective Association (SPA).