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tipple

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tip·ple 1  (tpl)
tr. & intr.v. tip·pled, tip·pling, tip·ples
To drink (alcoholic liquor) or engage in such drinking, especially habitually or to excess.
n.
Alcoholic liquor.

[Perhaps back-formation from Middle English tipeler, bartender.]

tippler n.

tipple
Verb
[-pling, -pled]
to drink alcohol regularly, esp. in small quantities
Noun
an alcoholic drink [origin unknown]
tippler n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tippletipple - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
quaff - a hearty draft
drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
Verb1.tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

tipple
verb 1. drink, imbibe, tope, indulge (informal) swig, quaff, take a drink, bevvy (dialect) bend the elbow (informal)
noun 2. alcohol, drink, booze (informal) poison (informal) liquor, John Barleycorn
Translations
Spanish tipple [ˈtɪpl] n (BRIT): his tipple is Cointreau → bebe Cointreau
French tipple [ˈtɪpl] (Brit) vipicoler
n to have a tipple → boire un petit coup

German tipple [ˈtɪpl] (Brit) vipicheln
n to have a tipple → einen trinken

Italian tipple [ˈtɪpl] (BRIT) visbevazzare
n to have a tipple → prendere un bicchierino

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Then, as Little John gathered his breath for a new verse, "How, now," roared forth the fat Brother, his voice coming from him like loud thunder from a little cloud, "thou naughty fellow, is this a fit place for one in thy garb to tipple and sing profane songs?
To tipple, booze, swill, soak, guzzle, lush, bib, or swig.
The fact that this young woman had never moistened the selvedge edge of her soul with a less plebeian tipple than champagne, had a marked and subduing effect on Harris.
 
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