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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tip•ple1 /ˈtɪpəl/USA pronunciation v., -pled, -pling, n. v. - [no object] to drink liquor, esp. too much.
- [~ + object] to drink (liquor), esp. often and in small amounts.
n. [countable] - liquor;
alcohol.
tip•pler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tip•ple1 (tip′əl),USA pronunciation v., -pled, -pling, n. v.i. - to drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess.
v.t. - to drink (intoxicating liquor), esp. repeatedly, in small quantities.
n. - intoxicating liquor.
- 1490–1500; back formation from Middle English tipeler tapster, equivalent. to tipel- tap2 (cognate with Dutch tepel teat) + -er -er1; compare tipsy
- Rail Transporta device that tilts or overturns a freight car to dump its contents.
- Rail Transporta place where loaded cars are emptied by tipping.
- Mininga structure where coal is cleaned and loaded in railroad cars or trucks.
- 1875–80, American; noun, nominal use of dialect, dialectal tipple to tumble, frequentative of tip2; see -le
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tipple /ˈtɪpəl/ vb - to make a habit of taking (alcoholic drink), esp in small quantities
n - alcoholic drink
Etymology: 15th Century: back formation from obsolete tippler tapster, of unknown originˈtippler n |