tipple

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.

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

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tippler n.

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tip·ple ²  (tpl)

n.

1.

a. An apparatus for unloading freight cars by tipping them.

b. The place where this is done.

2. A place for screening coal and loading it into trucks or railroad cars.

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[From dialectal tipple, to overturn, frequentative of tip.]

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tipple¹

vb

to make a habit of taking (alcoholic drink), esp in small quantities

n

alcoholic drink

[back formation from obsolete tippler tapster, of unknown origin]

tippler  n

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tipple²

n

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a device for overturning ore trucks, mine cars, etc., so that they discharge their load

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a place at which such trucks are tipped and unloaded

vb

Northern English dialect to fall or cause to fall

[from tipple to overturn, from tip²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tipple - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" draught, potation, draft quaff - a hearty draft drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
Verb	1.	tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" bib booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

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tipple

noun

alcohol, drink, booze (informal), poison (informal), liquor, John Barleycorn My favourite tipple is a glass of port.

verb

drink, imbibe, tope, indulge (informal), swig, quaff, take a drink, bevvy (dialect), bend the elbow (informal), go on the piss (taboo slang) You may be tempted to tipple unobserved.

Translations

tipple [ˈtɪpl] (Brit)

A. N his tipple is Cointreau → él bebe Cointreau
what's your tipple? → ¿qué quieres tomar?

B. VI → empinar el codo

tipple [ˈtɪp^əl] (British)

vi → picoler >

n
to have a tipple → boire un petit coup

tipple (esp Brit inf)

n he enjoys a tipple → er trinkt ganz gerne mal einen; gin is his tipple → er trinkt am liebsten Gin

vi → (ganz schön) süffeln (inf), → picheln (inf)

tipple [ˈtɪpl] (fam)

1. n → drink m inv preferito to have a tipple → bere un bicchierino

2. vi → sbevazzare

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tipple [ˈtɪpl] (fam)

1. n → drink m inv preferito to have a tipple → bere un bicchierino

2. vi → sbevazzare