drink hail

noun

obsolete

: an early English bidding to drink to good health or good luck made in reply to a pledge of wassail

Word History

Etymology

Middle English drinkhayl, from drink (imperative singular of drinken to drink) + hayl healthy, being in good health, from Old Norse heill healthy

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Rhymes for drink hail

• airmail
• assail
• avail
• bewail
• blackmail
• cattail
• cocktail
• curtail
• derail
• detail
• dovetail
• email