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tipple

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tipple (verb)
  2. tippling house (noun)

1tip·ple

verb \ˈti-pəl\
tip·pledtip·pling\-p(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of TIPPLE

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
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Examples of TIPPLE

  1. <I do tipple now and then.>

Origin of TIPPLE

back-formation from obsolete tippler alehouse keeper, from Middle English tipler
First Known Use: 1560

Related to TIPPLE

Synonyms: bib, booze, guzzle, liquor (up), lush (up) [slang], soak, drink
Related Words: carouse, revel; imbibe, nip
Near Antonyms: abstain
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Rhymes with TIPPLE

cripple, nipple, ripple, stipple, triple, Whipple

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