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