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Carouse
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A large draught of liguor. [Obs.] "A full carouse of sack." Sir J. Davies. Drink carouses to the next day's fate. Shak.
2. A drinking match; a carousal. The early feast and late carouse. Pope.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take in a carousal; to engage in drunken revels. He had been aboard, carousing to his mates. Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially. [Archaic] Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape. Denham. Egypt's wanton queen, Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. Young.