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Webster 1913 Edition
Propine
Pro-pine′
,Verb.
T.
[L.
propinare
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] before + [GREEK] to drink.] 1.
To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
[Obs.]
The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
Health, peace, and joy
Health, peace, and joy
propined
. C. Smart.
2.
Hence, to give in token of friendship.
[Obs.]
3.
To give, or deliver; to subject.
[Obs.]
Fotherby.
Pro-pine′
,Noun.
1.
A pledge.
[Obs. or Scot.]
2.
A gift; esp., drink money.
[Obs or Scot.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Propine
PROPI'NE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To expose. [Not used.]Definition 2024
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propine
See also: propiné
English
Noun
propine (plural propines)
- Alternative form of propyne
Etymology 2
Latin propinō, Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”).
Verb
propine (third-person singular simple present propines, present participle propining, simple past and past participle propined)
- To pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
- C. Smart
- The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
Health, peace, and joy propined.
- The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
- 1818, Archibald Johnston, The Mariner: A Poem in Two Cantos (page 15)
- He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass,
Propines the winds, or toasts some blooming lass.
- He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass,
- C. Smart
- (by extension) To give in token of friendship.
- To give, or deliver; to subject.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Fotherby to this entry?)
Noun
propine (plural propines)