English

Noun

hot coppers ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete) a hangover
   • 1901, William Henley, Sandwich Man:

     The drunkard’s mouth a-wash for something drinkable,

     The drunkard’s eye alert for casual toppers,

     The drunkard’s neck stooped to a lot scarce thinkable,

     A living, crawling blazoning of Hot-Coppers [...]