meaning of "seven sheets to the wind"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
#1

what does “seven sheets to the wind” mean?

#2

Yo !

The source: sportsidioms.com/page/9.htm

#3

Thank you, Lost Soul, for your help. :smiley:

#4

A variant of this idiom is ‘to be three sheets to the wind’.

Perhaps that’s a bit less drunk than with seven sheets!