Tipple

  • 21tipple — 1. n. alcoholic drink such as beer, wine, or liquor. My favorite tipple? A bit of cognac. 2. v. drink alcohol regularly …

    English slang

  • 22tipple — 1. noun /ˈtɪpəl/ a) An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal b) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done 2 …

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  • 23Tipple — Not, as may be thought, a nickname for one who enjoyed a glass too many, this ancient surname has 12th Century Crusader origins (see below), and is one of the earliest of all names. The derivation is the Anglo Saxon Teobald , translating as the… …

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  • 24tipple — Synonyms and related words: aqua vitae, bib, booze, budge, drain the cup, dram, drink, drink bottoms up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, firewater, follow strong drink, gargle, grog, guzzle, hooch, imbibe, juice,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 25tipple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. drink (see drinking). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually: drink, guzzle, imbibe. Informal: nip2. Slang: booze, lush2, soak, tank up. Idioms:… …

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  • 26tipple — tip·ple || tɪpl n. liquor v. drink alcohol …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27Tipple —   A central facility used in loading coal for transportation by rail or truck.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

    Energy terms

  • 28tipple — verb drink alcohol regularly. noun informal an alcoholic drink. Origin C15 (in the sense sell alcoholic drink by retail ): back form from tippler1 …

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  • 29tipple — v. n. Tope, guzzle, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink …

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  • 30tipple — v 1.(all of alcoholic beverages) drink, tope, bouse, Inf. booze, bibble, nip, Archaic. dram; drink like a fish, drink hard, drink seriously; get drunk, Sl. get plastered or pickled, Brit. Si. get bevied; All Inf. gargle, wet or moisten one s… …

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