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tipple
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[ˈtɪpl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- drink alcohol, especially habitually
(e.g: those who liked to tipple and gamble)
- rain heavily
(e.g: it was tippling down with rain)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘sell (alcoholic drink) by retail’): back-formation from tippler
[ˈtɪpl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an alcoholic drink
(e.g: she drank several glasses of sherry, her favourite tipple)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘sell (alcoholic drink) by retail’): back-formation from tippler
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