If a tippler has one too many, he’s said to be “three sheets to the wind.” But why three? And why, of all things, sheets? This is part of a complete episode.
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Anyway to verify the claim in the link below?
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/19/opinion/l-what-three-sheets-to-the-wind-means-141275.html