tipple
1[ tip-uhl ]
/ ˈtɪp əl /
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verb (used without object), tip·pled, tip·pling.
to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess.
verb (used with object), tip·pled, tip·pling.
to drink (intoxicating liquor), especially repeatedly, in small quantities.
noun
intoxicating liquor.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1OTHER WORDS FROM tipple
un·tip·pled, adjectiveWords nearby tipple
Tipperary, tipper truck, tippet, Tippett, tipping point, tipple, tippler, tippy, tippytoe, tip sheet, tipstaff
Definition for tipple (2 of 2)
tipple2
[ tip-uhl ]
/ ˈtɪp əl /
noun
a device that tilts or overturns a freight car to dump its contents.
a place where loaded cars are emptied by tipping.
Mining. a structure where coal is cleaned and loaded in railroad cars or trucks.
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British Dictionary definitions for tipple (1 of 2)
tipple1
/ (ˈtɪpəl) /
verb
to make a habit of taking (alcoholic drink), esp in small quantities
noun
alcoholic drink
Derived forms of tipple
tippler, nounWord Origin for tipple
C15: back formation from obsolete tippler tapster, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for tipple (2 of 2)
tipple2
/ (ˈtɪpəl) /
noun
a device for overturning ore trucks, mine cars, etc, so that they discharge their load
a place at which such trucks are tipped and unloaded
verb
Northern English dialect to fall or cause to fall
Word Origin for tipple
C19: from tipple to overturn, from tip ²
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