"old toast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: old toasts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} old toast (plural old toasts)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A lively fellow who drinks excessively; a carouser. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-old_toast-en-noun-OShvy2cD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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