tipple

[ tip-uhl ]

/ ˈtɪp əl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tipple ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object), tip·pled, tip·pling.

to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess.

verb (used with object), tip·pled, tip·pling.

to drink (intoxicating liquor), especially repeatedly, in small quantities.

noun

intoxicating liquor.

Origin of tipple

1490–1500; back formation from Middle English tipeler tapster, equivalent to tipel-tap² (cognate with Dutch tepel teat) + -er-er¹; cf. tipsy

OTHER WORDS FROM tipple

un·tip·pled, adjective

Words nearby tipple

Tipperary, tipper truck, tippet, Tippett, tipping point, tipple, tippler, tippy, tippytoe, tip sheet, tipstaff

Definition for tipple (2 of 2)

tipple²

[ tip-uhl ]

/ ˈtɪp əl /

noun

a device that tilts or overturns a freight car to dump its contents.

a place where loaded cars are emptied by tipping.

Mining. a structure where coal is cleaned and loaded in railroad cars or trucks.

Origin of tipple

1875–80, Americanism; noun use of dial. tipple to tumble, frequentative of tip²; see -le

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Example sentences from the Web for tipple

"Oh, you put your tipple away up your sleeves, so as to drink on the sly," they said.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March|Sabine Baring-Gould
A tipple near the drift mouth of the mine belched coal and coal dust day after day.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
"There's worse places," murmured Dalton, who drank in national flattery as the pleasantest "tipple" after personal.
The Daltons, Volume II (of II)|Charles James Lever
He had continued to tipple until night, when he retired in a fuddled state to rest.
The Lively Poll|R.M. Ballantyne

Why, we cannot even choose our own tipple on such occasions.
A Little Garrison|Fritz von der Kyrburg

British Dictionary definitions for tipple (1 of 2)

tipple¹

/ (ˈtɪpəl) /

verb

to make a habit of taking (alcoholic drink), esp in small quantities

noun

alcoholic drink

Derived forms of tipple

tippler, noun

Word Origin for tipple

C15: back formation from obsolete tippler tapster, of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for tipple (2 of 2)

tipple²

/ (ˈtɪpəl) /

noun

a device for overturning ore trucks, mine cars, etc, so that they discharge their load

a place at which such trucks are tipped and unloaded

verb

Northern English dialect to fall or cause to fall

Word Origin for tipple

C19: from tipple to overturn, from tip ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tipple
释义	tipple ¹ [ tip-uhl ] / ˈtɪp əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tipple ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), tip·pled, tip·pling. to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess. verb (used with object), tip·pled, tip·pling. to drink (intoxicating liquor), especially repeatedly, in small quantities. noun intoxicating liquor. Origin of tipple ¹ 1490–1500; back formation from Middle English tipeler tapster, equivalent to tipel-tap² (cognate with Dutch tepel teat) + -er-er¹; cf. tipsy OTHER WORDS FROM tipple un·tip·pled, adjective Words nearby tipple Tipperary, tipper truck, tippet, Tippett, tipping point, tipple, tippler, tippy, tippytoe, tip sheet, tipstaff Definition for tipple (2 of 2) tipple² [ tip-uhl ] / ˈtɪp əl / noun a device that tilts or overturns a freight car to dump its contents. a place where loaded cars are emptied by tipping. Mining. a structure where coal is cleaned and loaded in railroad cars or trucks. Origin of tipple ² 1875–80, Americanism; noun use of dial. tipple to tumble, frequentative of tip²; see -le Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tipple "Oh, you put your tipple away up your sleeves, so as to drink on the sly," they said. The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March\|Sabine Baring-Gould A tipple near the drift mouth of the mine belched coal and coal dust day after day. Blue Ridge Country\|Jean Thomas "There's worse places," murmured Dalton, who drank in national flattery as the pleasantest "tipple" after personal. The Daltons, Volume II (of II)\|Charles James Lever He had continued to tipple until night, when he retired in a fuddled state to rest. The Lively Poll\|R.M. Ballantyne Why, we cannot even choose our own tipple on such occasions. A Little Garrison\|Fritz von der Kyrburg British Dictionary definitions for tipple (1 of 2) tipple¹ / (ˈtɪpəl) / verb to make a habit of taking (alcoholic drink), esp in small quantities noun alcoholic drink Derived forms of tipple tippler, noun Word Origin for tipple C15: back formation from obsolete tippler tapster, of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for tipple (2 of 2) tipple² / (ˈtɪpəl) / noun a device for overturning ore trucks, mine cars, etc, so that they discharge their load a place at which such trucks are tipped and unloaded verb Northern English dialect to fall or cause to fall Word Origin for tipple C19: from tipple to overturn, from tip ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tipple imbibe, booze, liquor, grog
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tipple

verb (used without object), tip·pled, tip·pling.

verb (used with object), tip·pled, tip·pling.

noun

Origin of tipple

OTHER WORDS FROM tipple

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Definition for tipple (2 of 2)

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for tipple

British Dictionary definitions for tipple (1 of 2)

verb

noun

Derived forms of tipple

Word Origin for tipple

British Dictionary definitions for tipple (2 of 2)

noun

verb

Word Origin for tipple

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