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tipple

1

[ tip-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

tippled, tippling.
  1. to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess.


verb (used with object)

tippled, tippling.
  1. to drink (intoxicating liquor), especially repeatedly, in small quantities.

noun

  1. intoxicating liquor.

tipple

2

[ tip-uhl ]

noun

  1. a device that tilts or overturns a freight car to dump its contents.
  2. a place where loaded cars are emptied by tipping.
  3. Mining. a structure where coal is cleaned and loaded in railroad cars or trucks.

tipple

1

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. to make a habit of taking (alcoholic drink), esp in small quantities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. alcoholic drink
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tipple

2

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a device for overturning ore trucks, mine cars, etc, so that they discharge their load
  2. a place at which such trucks are tipped and unloaded
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. dialect.
    to fall or cause to fall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ·پp adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tipple1

1490–1500; back formation from Middle English tipeler tapster, equivalent to tipel- tap 2 (cognate with Dutch tepel teat) + -er -er 1; tipsy

Origin of tipple2

1875–80, Americanism; noun use of dial. tipple to tumble, frequentative of tip 2; -le
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tipple1

C15: back formation from obsolete tippler tapster, of unknown origin

Origin of tipple2

C19: from tipple to overturn, from tip ²
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Example Sentences

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But enforcement was lax anyway, not least because the police themselves liked a tipple.

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"When I finish work, I will have a festive tipple and then back to my cabin to watch a Christmas movie."

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To paraphrase F. Scott Fitzgerald, I guess the rich drink different from you and me — and Sacramento is helping them tipple it up.

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Between “Downton” and Professor McGonagall an adoring public saw in Smith an endlessly entertaining, tippling grandmother and that endearing teacher who balanced strictness with caring.

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They produce small amounts of a high quality product which is well worth making your summer tipple, not only for its delightful taste, but also for its positive social and environmental impact.

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