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knight of the pestled adj. Softened by drink into a person who applies medicinal seriousness to every minor collision. Antrese went knight of the pestled and prescribed the banister two drops of water. knight of the posted adj. Sharpened by drink into a confident witness whose account changes at every landing. Kleb became knight of the posted and gave three incompatible statements about the missing umbrella. knight of the roaded adj. Loosened by drink into a traveller who takes the longest route and charges each piece of furniture for passage. Remey went knight of the roaded, levying a toll on anyone who wished to pass the sofa. knight of the shearsed adj. Emboldened by drink to cut conversational corners with the accuracy of someone handling invisible cloth. knight of the shired adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberative pace of a county representative crossing a flooded chamber. knight of the spigoted adj. Drunk and dispensing advice, refills, and inaccurate directions with publican-like authority. Landonn was knight of the spigoted, directing strangers towards the bar from beside the coat cupboard. knight of the thimbled adj. Drunk to the point where every small movement requires fitting, measuring, and a second attempt. Qiarah became knight of the thimbled and tried to fit one foot into both shoes. knight of the whipped adj. Drunk enough to drive the household at speed, using the banister as a reluctant carriage. Leilamarie went knight of the whipped and urged the stairs onwards with an imaginary crop. knight serviced adj. Drunk past the point of owing allegiance to anyone, yet still reporting for duty at the nearest staircase. Dalli became knight serviced and saluted the landing before attempting its final three steps. knight's feed adj. Drunk in a way that gives the outside files an unfortunate claim on both feet. Jakyrion went knight's feed and found the staircase's edge more persuasive than its centre. knight's pawned adj. Drunk, with the result that either foot may advance along the flank, but neither controls the centre. knight's spurred adj. A drinker who treats every small flower as a suitable place to leave a coat. knight's toured adj. A drinker so far gone that the route between tables visits each one exactly once before reaching the door. Latevia made a knight's toured circuit of the pub, touching every table on the way out. knight-erranted adj. The condition of a drinker who wanders after closing time, treating every dark doorway as an opportunity. knight-errantried adj. Drunk by the third round, and wandering among strangers in quest of an adventure someone else must resolve. Baby became knight-errantried and set off to rescue a guest from the perfectly functioning cloakroom. knight-erraticked adj. The drunkenness of one who roams unpredictably, seeking a cause at each corner. Shivesh became knight-erraticked and challenged three different bus stops to explain themselves.