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Borachio
A drunkard. From the Spanish borachoe or borrach'o,
a bottle made of pig's skin, with the hair inside, dressed with resin
and pitch to keep the wine sweet. (Minsheu.)
Borachio.
A follower of Don John, in Much Ado About Nothing, who thus
plays upon his own name:
“I will, like a true drunkard [borachio ], utter all to
thee.” - Act iii. 5.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Borachio from Infoplease:
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