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 excesstransitive verb : to drink (liquor) especially continuously in small amounts

— tip·pler \-p(ə-)lər\ noun