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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tipple

Verb

[-pling, -pled]

to drink alcohol regularly, esp. in small quantities

Noun

an alcoholic drink [origin unknown]

tippler n

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

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

tipple [ˈtɪpl] n (BRIT): his tipple is Cointreau → bebe Cointreau

tipple [ˈtɪpl] (Brit) vi → picoler

n to have a tipple → boire un petit coup

tipple [ˈtɪpl] (Brit) vi → picheln

n to have a tipple → einen trinken

tipple [ˈtɪpl] (BRIT) vi → sbevazzare

n to have a tipple → prendere un bicchierino