A drinking party or drinking bout; an entertainment at which drink is served. Now historical.

A drinking-party; a convivial meeting for drinking, conversation, and intellectual entertainment: originally spec. among the ancient Greeks…

a party, esp. of undergraduates, the chief object of which is to drink wine.

slang (originally Australian). A call to a waiter to replenish the glasses of a company; hence, a turn in paying for a round of drinks. Also, a free…

A wine-party, esp. of undergraduates.

a drinking-party (cf. tea-fight n. at tea, n.1 compounds 3).

As a count noun. A party at which punch is drunk. Obsolete.

A social gathering at which grog is drunk.

(in a black African community) a traditional social or ceremonial gathering for the drinking of sorghum beer.

A party at which cocktails and other refreshments are served, esp. one in the early evening with a semi-formal dress code.

In plural and singular. A social gathering or event at which cocktails are served; a cocktail party.

A party, esp. one at which liquor is drunk. Cf. jolly, n.4

a party at which sherry is the principal drink served.

In a South African township (township, n. 5c): an illicit establishment where liquor is sold or consumed. In extended sense: a drinking-party…

An evening cocktail party. Cf. sundowner party n. at compounds.

In collocation with other words, as wine and water (hence wine-and-watery adj.), wine(s) and spirit(s) (also attributive), wine and cheese (party,…

A party or similar event at which beer is served (usually directly from a keg); esp. such an event that is particularly wild, raucous, or large…

a morning sherry party.