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Webster 1913 Edition
Tipple
Tip′ple
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tippled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tippling
.] [From
tip
a small end, or a word akin to it; cf. Norw. tipla
to tipple, to drip, Prov. E. tip
, tiff
, tift
, a draught of liquor, dial. G. zipfeln
to eat and drink in small parts. See Tip
a point, and cf. Tipsy
.] To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness.
Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to
tipple
in alehouses than to pace the streets. Macaulay.
Tip′ple
,Verb.
T.
1.
To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.
Himself, for saving charges,
A peeled, sliced onions eats, and
A peeled, sliced onions eats, and
tipples
verjuice. Dryden.
2.
To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.
Tip′ple
,Noun.
Liquor taken in tippling; drink.
Pulque, the national
tipple
of Mexico. S. B. Griffin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tipple
TIP'PLE
,Verb.
I.
TIP'PLE
,Verb.
T.
--Himself for saving charges.
A peel'd, slic'd onion eats, and tipples verjuice.
TIP'PLE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
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See also: Tipple
English
Noun
tipple (plural tipples)
- An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- (rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
- (slang) Any alcoholic drink.
Synonyms
- (alcoholic drink): see Wikisaurus:alcoholic beverage
Translations
area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal
apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them
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slang: any alcoholic drink
Verb
tipple (third-person singular simple present tipples, present participle tippling, simple past and past participle tippled)
- To sell alcoholic liquor by retail. [from earlier 16th c.]
- To drink too much alcohol. [from mid-16th c.]
- To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
- Macaulay
- Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace the streets.
- Macaulay
- To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
Synonyms
- (to drink regularly but not in excess): bibble
Derived terms
Translations
To sell alcoholic liquor by retail
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To drink too much alcohol
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to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess