tipple – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
tipple
v.
drink alcohol
n.
liquor
Tipple
A
tipple is a structure used at a mine to load the extracted product (e.g., coal, ores) for transport, typically into railroad
hopper cars. In the United States, tipples have been frequently associated with
coal mines, but they have also been used for
hard rock mining.
tipple
Noun
1. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
(synonym) draft, draught, potation
(hypernym) drink
(hyponym) quaff
(derivation) bib
Verb
1. drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
(synonym) bib
(hypernym) drink, booze, fuddle
(derivation) tippler, social drinker
tippeln
v.
trip, tiptoe, walking using only the tips of ones toes
Tipple
(v. t.)
To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.
(v. t.)
To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.
(v. i.)
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.
(n.)
Liquor taken in tippling; drink.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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