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Synonyms for tipple

Grammar : Verb
Spell : tip-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪp əl

Définition of tipple

Origin :
  • 1530s, "sell alcoholic liquor by retail," of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (e.g. Norwegian dialectal tipla "to drink slowly or in small quantities"). Meaning "drink (alcoholic beverage) too much" is first attested 1550s. Related: Tippled; tippling.
  • verb drink
Example sentences :
  • But Charley, my hearty, we are getting on slowly with the tipple; are they all empty?
  • Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles Lever
  • And the beauty of our tipple now is,” said Bob, “that it never does a fellow the least harm.
  • Extract from : « The Kopje Garrison » by George Manville Fenn
  • He cannot enjoy his own tipple unless he can deprive me of mine.
  • Extract from : « Gryll Grange » by Thomas Love Peacock
  • The moment he has tossed off the tipple, he begins tinkling.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 66, No. 410, December 1849 » by Various
  • Sandeman's '48—the tipple you and I have tasted together for many a year.
  • Extract from : « Afterwards » by Ian Maclaren
  • Oh,” says he, “I have made them so drunk with my Alchoran they need no tipple.
  • Extract from : « The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas » by Dom Francisco de Quevedo
  • The more he drank, the better relish he had for their tipple.
  • Extract from : « Bits of Blarney » by R. Shelton Mackenzie
  • You can rest sure of this one thing—if I get onto that tipple, you're going to get your weights!
  • Extract from : « King Coal » by Upton Sinclair
  • The tipple was a fairly public place, and he judged he was as safe there as anywhere.
  • Extract from : « King Coal » by Upton Sinclair
  • This place was the "tipple," where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.
  • Extract from : « King Coal » by Upton Sinclair

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