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Sot vs Sov - What's the difference?

sot | sov |

As nouns the difference between sot and sov

is that sot is stupid person; fool while sov is pound sterling.

As a verb sot

is to drink until one becomes drunk.

As an initialism SOV is

subject-Object-Verb: a language is SOV if a typical sentence has subject, followed by object, followed by verb.

sot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) stupid person; fool
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 2
  • Remember / First to possess his books; for without them / He's but a sot , as I am
  • * Oldham
  • In Egypt oft has seen the Sot bow down, / And reverence some deified Baboon.
  • drunkard
  • * Roscommon
  • Every sign / That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.

    Derived terms

    * sottish

    Verb

  • To drink until one becomes drunk
  • To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.
  • * Dryden
  • I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted .

    Derived terms

    * sotted

    Anagrams

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    sov

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) Pound sterling.
  • That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs .

    Synonyms

    * (pound sterling) ** (standard English) pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, quid

    Anagrams

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