drinking song

noun

a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking.

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We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Origin of drinking song

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby drinking song

drinker moth, Drinker respirator, drinkery, drinking, drinking fountain, drinking song, drinking-up time, drinking water, drink like a fish, drink to, Drink to me only with thine eyes

Example sentences from the Web for drinking song

And he made his way homewards, singing a Greek drinking-song as he went.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
And she ran the faster, and sang a drinking-song of the Spahis all the louder, because still at her heart a dull pain was aching.
Under Two Flags|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
The dogs began to bark at the back, and the chorus of a drinking-song, which came fitfully from the east wing, ceased altogether.
Under the Red Robe|Stanley Weyman
This composition ranks with the drinking-song in popularity.
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls

So the name of a love-sonnet or a drinking-song would sometimes be attached to a miserere.
Great Musical Composers|George T. Ferris

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