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Tipple   /tˈɪpəl/   Listen
noun
Tipple  n.  Liquor taken in tippling; drink. "Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico."


Tipple  n.  An apparatus by which loaded cars are emptied by tipping; also, the place where such tipping is done.


verb
Tipple  v. t.  
1.
To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess. "Himself, for saving charges, A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice."
2.
To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.


Tipple  v. i.  (past & past part. tippled; pres. part. tippling)  To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness. "Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace the streets."





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"Tipple" Quotes from Famous Books



... delicious warmth stole over me, and every nerve tingled with pleasure. I sank back into the cushions revived—exalted! Then I fell asleep. Oh, the shame of it! The shame of it! A thousand curses upon a tipple that caused such woe! May eternal perdition be the portion ...
— The Statesmen Snowbound • Robert Fitzgerald
... prithee get ready at three: Have it smoking, and tender, and juicy, And what better meat can there be? And when it has feasted the master, 'Twill amply suffice for the maid; Meanwhile I will smoke my canaster, And tipple my ale in ...
— Horace and His Influence • Grant Showerman
... thousand watchmen should be constantly on the alert in the city, from sunset to sunrise, and that every inhabitant should take his turn of duty. But this Act was negligently executed. Few of those who were summoned left their homes; and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than ...
— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 1 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay
... Charles Duran is a warning to all boys who are inclined to indulge in Sabbath-breaking; to form bad associations; to tipple; or to visit places of improper amusement. See his dreadful end! Mark that fatal night! Remember that he had been preparing for that season of riot and debauch by previous indulgence. He came not to his wretched condition all ...
— Charles Duran - Or, The Career of a Bad Boy • The Author of The Waldos
... Salt Hill to bully the fat waiter, eat toasted cheese, and drink egg-wine." It is startling to hear from such an authority as James Milnes-Gaskell that "in all our meetings, as well as at almost every time, Gladstone went by the name of Mr. Tipple." ...
— The Grand Old Man • Richard B. Cook


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