A Topical Dictionary: Search for tipple

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English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪpəl|-ɪpəl

Noun

Any alcoholic drink
An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done
An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal

Synonyms

alcoholic drink: see WikiSaurus:alcoholic beverage

Translations

Finnish:

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Verb

To drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess.

Translations

Finnish:

fa:tipple io:tipple hu:tipple te:tipple vi:tipple

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tipple \Tip"ple\, v. 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.
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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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tipple \Tip"ple\, v. t.
1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.
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Himself, for saving charges,
A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice.
--Dryden.
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2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tipple \Tip"ple\, n.
Liquor taken in tippling; drink.
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Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. --S. B.
Griffin.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tipple \Tip"ple\, n. [Cf. 3d Tip.]
An apparatus by which loaded cars are emptied by tipping;
also, the place where such tipping is done.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet tipple
n : a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
"they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught, potation]
v : drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
[syn: bib]

Moby Dictionary
aqua vitae , bib , booze , budge , drain the cup , dram , drink ,
drink bottoms-up , drink deep , drink hard , drink in , drink off ,
drink to , drink up , firewater , follow strong drink , gargle , grog ,
guzzle , hooch , imbibe , juice , knock back , lap , lap up , liquor up ,
nip , pledge , pull , quaff , sip , soak , spirits , suck , suck in ,
suckle , sup , swig , swill , tank up , toast , tope , toss down ,
toss off , wash down