Main Entry:

¹tip·ple

Pronunciation:

\ˈti-pəl\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

tip·pled; tip·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology:

back-formation from obsolete tippler alehouse keeper, from Middle English tipler

Date:

1560

intransitive verb : to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess transitive verb : to drink (liquor) especially continuously in small amounts

— tip·pler \-p(ə-)lər\ noun