noun a festive or drinking song or glee.
2. wassail ·vi to hold a wassail; to carouse.
3. wassail ·adj of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, a wassail bowl.
4. wassail ·noun an occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse.
5. wassail ·noun an ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.
6. wassail ·noun the liquor used for a wassail; ·esp., a beverage formerly much used in england at christmas and other festivals, made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, ·etc.;
called also lamb's wool.