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   tipple

   /ˈtɪpl/

   verb

   • 1. drink alcohol, especially habitually: "those who liked to tipple and gamble" Similar drink alcoholdrinkhave a drinkinformal:indulgeimbibeboozetake a dropwet one's whistleknock something backhit the bottletake to the bottlecrack a bottlebevvybend one's elbowarchaic:wassailtopedrinkswallowgulp (down)guzzlequaffattackdowndrink up/downget downfinish offpolish offdrainemptywash something down withhavetakepartake ofingestconsumesupsiplapinformal:sinkkillimbibeswigglugslugslurpswillhitknock backdispose oftoss offget outside (of)shiftmurderneckbevvyget one's laughing gear roundsnarfchugscarf (down)archaic:bib
   • 2. rain heavily: informal British "it was tippling down with rain"

   noun

   • 1. an alcoholic drink: informal "she drank several glasses of sherry, her favourite tipple"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘sell (alcoholic drink) by retail’): back-formation from tippler1.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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