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Tipple
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Liquor taken in tippling; drink. Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. S. B. Griffin.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess. Himself, for saving charges, A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice. Dryden.
2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.