Noah Webster
Sot
SOT, noun
1. A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt.
2. A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual drunkard. What can ennoble sots?
SOT, verb transitive To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot. I hat to see a brave bold bellow sotted. [Not much used.] [See Besot.]
SOT, verb intransitive To tipple to stupidity. [Little Used.]