sup greedily up, gulp down, some of
sup greedily up, gulp down, ἀπὸ ζῶντος ῥ. ἐρυθρὸν . . πελανόν A. Eu. 264 (lyr.), cf. Ar. V. 812, 814, etc.; τινος some of a thing, Luc. Lex. 5; ῥοφοῦντα πίνειν ὥσπερ βοῦν X. An. 4.5.32: abs., Ar. Eq. 51, V. 906, 982; of Charybdis, Arist. Mete. 356b15.
2 drain dry, empty
drain dry, empty, τρύβλιον Ar. Ach. 278, Eq. 905; so ῥ. ἀρτηρίας, of the poison on the robe of Heracles, S. Tr. 1055.
II live on slops
live on slops, opp. ξηρὸν σιτίον, Hp. VM 6. (Cf. Lat. sorbeo, Lith. srebiù ‘sip’, etc.)