was·sail (w s  l, w-s l)n. 1. a. A salutation or toast given in drinking someone's health or as an expression of goodwill at a festivity. b. The drink used in such toasting, commonly ale or wine spiced with roasted apples and sugar. 2. A festivity characterized by much drinking. v. was·sailed, was·sail·ing, was·sails v.tr. To drink to the health of; toast. v.intr. To engage in or drink a wassail. [Middle English, contraction of wæshæil, be healthy, from Old Norse ves heill : ves, imperative sing. of vera, to be; see wes-1 in Indo-European roots + heill, healthy; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.] was sail·er n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  wassailer - someone who enjoys riotous drinking |
| 2. |  wassailer - someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture |
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