plural carousals
Definition of carousal
: a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse entry 2 sense 1
… the general was remarkably addicted to huge entertainments, or rather carousals …— Washington Irving He staged mockeries of religious ceremonies and his interminable drunken carousals became obligatory entertainment for many a weary guest.— Richard Wortman
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Time Traveler for carousal
The first known use of carousal was circa 1760
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