TIPPLES
Noun
tipples
plural of tipple
Verb
tipples
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tipple
Anagrams
• stipple
Etymology
Proper noun
Tipples
A patronymic surname.
Anagrams
• stipple
Source: Wiktionary
TIPPLE
Tip"ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tippled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tippling.]
Etym: [From tip a small end, or a word akin to it; cf. Norw. tipla to
tipple, to drip, Prov. E. tip, tiff, tift, a draught of liquor, dial.
G. zipfeln to eat and drink in small parts. See Tip a point, and cf.
Tipsy.]
Definition: To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in
the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to
drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute
drunkeness.
Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few
generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace
the streets. Macaulay.
Tip"ple, v. t.
1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.
Himself, for saving charges, A peeled, sliced onions eats, and
tipples verjuice. Dryden.
2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.
Tip"ple, n.
Definition: Liquor taken in tippling; drink.
Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. S. B. Griffin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition