wassail
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noun \ˈwä-səl also wä-ˈsāl\Definition of WASSAIL
1
: an early English toast to someone's health
2
: a hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usually baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl especially at Christmastime
3
: riotous drinking : revelry
See Examples of WASSAIL
- <woke up with a terrible headache from a wild wassail the night before>
Origin of WASSAIL
Rhymes with WASSAIL
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2wassail
verbDefinition of WASSAIL
intransitive verb
1
: to indulge in wassail : carouse
2
dialect English : to sing carols from house to house at Christmas
transitive verb
: to drink to the health or thriving of
Examples of WASSAIL
- <the knights feasted and wassailed for three days after the battlefield victory>
First Known Use of WASSAIL
14th century
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