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单词 wassail
释义

wassail /wosˈ(ā)l or wasˈl/ (historical)

noun
  1. The salutation uttered in drinking a person's health
  2. A liquor in which such healths were drunk, esp ale with roasted apples, sugar, nutmeg and toast
  3. A festive occasion
  4. Revelry
  5. A drinking bout
  6. A drinking or festive song
intransitive verb
  1. To hold a wassail, to carouse
  2. To sing good wishes, carols, etc from house to house at Christmas
transitive verb

To drink to or pour libations for (eg fruit trees) to ensure that they thrive

ORIGIN: ON ves heill ‘be in health’

wassˈailer noun

  1. Someone who wassails
  2. A reveller

wassˈailing noun

wassˈailry noun

wassail bout noun

A carouse

wassail bowl or wassail cup noun

A bowl or cup used in wassailing

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