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hodoscoped adj. Of a drinker: the morning's movements are tracked in several uncertain lines, all ending near water. hodulcined adj. Of a drinker who has discovered that the morning's tea has lost its sweetness and much else besides. Keijuan woke hodulcined, finding jam and honey equally incapable of improving the tea. hoe bagged adj. Describing a drinker who treats the laundry basket as a respectable container for everything. Elrick was hoe bagged, having appointed the laundry basket custodian of coat, scarf, and dignity. hoe nightshaded adj. Describing a drinker who resembles a poisonous weed by the window, pale and best left undisturbed. hoe-bagged adj. A drinker who has filled a bag with household miscellany and forgotten what the bag is for. hoe-downed adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting a square dance with furniture that has not agreed to participate. hoe-farminged adj. A drinker who works the morning by primitive methods, without machinery, planning or evident cultivation. hoebaged adj. The state of being drunk and surrounded by invitations, receipts and explanations of uncertain propriety. Mileigh woke hoebaged, with several messages and no confidence about their intended recipient. hoecaked adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a frying pan as an open fire and calling the result supper. hoed (/həʊd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can sustain, and bringing the household to a halt. hoedaded adj. Drunk on the strength of mistaking every available handle for a tree-planting implement. hoedaged adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently preparing the pub for reforestation. hoeddeoked adj. Softened by drink into something warm, filled, and liable to spread across the nearest table. Daxia got hoeddeoked and rested her cheek beside the last piece of bread. hoedeopbapped adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that raw fish improves any dish requiring a spoon. hoedowned adj. Still drunk, and treating every disagreement as an invitation to begin an American folk dance. Wilyam remained hoedowned and attempted a caller's instructions during the queue for taxis. hoeflationed adj. Too drunk to notice that the expensive solution is worsening while the proposed improvement remains theoretical. Abdimalik got hoeflationed and bought flowers, jewellery and a second dinner without improving matters.