8 minutes ago, Bill W said:

sot is generally considered an old fashion word and people who drink too much are more often referred to as a lush or a wino.  

I don't know about it being old fashioned. I've used it and heard it used.

Lush and wino are usually specific kinds of drunks.

5 minutes ago, JamesSavik said:

Sot is an old word that needs an update. The modern sot isn't necessarily drunk.

From the movie Dazed & Confused, set in the summer of 1975, this guy is a modern version of the sot, the Stoner.

At the time, I was 14 going to pasture parties as they are shown near the end of the movie.

I would have been one of these guys, long-hair and all.

 

Actually, the recent examples of sot being used haven't changed at all. They're all boozed up.