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tipple
1[ tip-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess.
verb (used with object)
- to drink (intoxicating liquor), especially repeatedly, in small quantities.
noun
- intoxicating liquor.
tipple
2[ tip-uhl ]
noun
- a device that tilts or overturns a freight car to dump its contents.
- a place where loaded cars are emptied by tipping.
- Mining. a structure where coal is cleaned and loaded in railroad cars or trucks.
tipple
1/ ˈɪə /
verb
- to make a habit of taking (alcoholic drink), esp in small quantities
noun
- alcoholic drink
tipple
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a device for overturning ore trucks, mine cars, etc, so that they discharge their load
- a place at which such trucks are tipped and unloaded
verb
- dialect.to fall or cause to fall
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲ·پp adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tipple1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tipple1
Origin of tipple2
Example Sentences
But enforcement was lax anyway, not least because the police themselves liked a tipple.
"When I finish work, I will have a festive tipple and then back to my cabin to watch a Christmas movie."
To paraphrase F. Scott Fitzgerald, I guess the rich drink different from you and me — and Sacramento is helping them tipple it up.
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.
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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