bevvy
Ⅰ
verb to drink alcohol UK, 1934
Ⅱ ⇨ bevvy; bevie; bevv
noun
1
an alcoholic drink, especially beer. Possibly from the circus term 'bevie' (a public house), or an abbreviation of 'beverage'; both derive from C15 'bever ' (drink), and ultimately from Latin bibere UK, 1889
Ⅲ ⇨ bevvy; bevie
noun► on the bevvy; on the bevieto be drinking, especially for a period of time dedicated to drunkenness UK, 1953