Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
May 8, 2024
Search: DRUNK
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL | |
| 322 | Long (1918) | DRUNK | DRUNK | To drink, in sense of habitual use of intoxicating liquor, throw the end of the thumb of the "Y" hand up against the mouth and repeat several times. The hand thus represents the bottle. | 46 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=322&refid=long1918 | |
| 679 | Long (1918) | DRUNK | DRUNK | DRUNK: Toss the end of the thumb of the "Y" hand against the mouth as if carrying a bottle to the mouth to drink; then move the right arm, pointing upward from the elbow, forward in a staggering way. | 78 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=679&refid=long1918 | |
| 176 | Michaels (1923) | DRUNK | DRUNKARD | DRUNKARD: 1. Have the thumb and little finger of the right hand extended. 2. Put the thumb to your mouth. 3. Go through motion of drinking. | 52 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=176&refid=michaels1923 | |
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