TIPPLE


Meaning of TIPPLE in English

I. ˈtipəl verb

( tippled ; tippled ; tippling -p(ə)liŋ ; tipples )

Etymology: back-formation from obsolete English tippler barkeeper, from Middle English tipler, tipeler

transitive verb

1. : to drink (intoxicating liquor) especially continuously in small amounts

farmers, artisans, and tradesmen tippled the stiffer drink — W.H.Lyon

2. archaic : to spend or lose by tippling : squander

intransitive verb

: to drink intoxicating liquor especially by habit or to excess

had been tippling all that morning — Hamilton Basso

the managers are afraid to drink … and the ex-boxers are usually too broke to tipple — A.J.Liebling

II. noun

( -s )

: an intoxicating beverage : drink

trying to forget him and seeking oblivion in tipple — Norman Douglas

an old gentleman … whose only tipple was straight vodka — A.J.Liebling

III. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: freq. of tip (III)

intransitive verb

dialect England : tumble , overturn

transitive verb

dialect England : to cause to fall, upset, or overturn

IV. noun

( -s )

1. : an apparatus by which loaded cars are emptied by tipping sometimes including an elevated runway or framework upon which the cars are run for tipping — compare tip IV 3b

2. : the place where tipping is done : tip ; specifically : a coal-screening plant

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