I was intrigued by "stocious," a word I had never seen before.

It was considered a great party game to get old Adam stocious, make him face the wall and then explain the Wealth of Nations.

There, I again failed to unearth "stocious."

To the Editor: "For once I feel totally at ease with Sam, stocious and glorious."

“After my first match at Murrayfield, against France, there was a black-tie dinner at what is now the Balmoral, at which we got absolutely stocious.

Havers, say I. During the evening, almost inevitably, the subject of how many words Scots has for being drunk - I admit to special fondness for stocious, but look at steamin," blootered, bevvied and bladdered.