fuddle vs ree

fuddle

noun
  • Intoxication. 

  • Intoxicating drink; liquor. 

  • Muddle, confusion. 

  • A party or picnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind of potluck. 

verb
  • To intoxicate. 

  • To become intoxicated; to get drunk. 

  • To confuse or befuddle. 

ree

noun
  • A state of befuddlement; intoxication. 

  • A state of great excitement or frenzy. 

adj
  • Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy. 

  • Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy. 

verb
  • To become extremely excited; fly into a rage. 

  • To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm. 

How often have the words fuddle and ree occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )