First Known Use: 1560
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1tipple
verb tip·ple \ˈti-pəl\
: to drink alcohol
tip·pledtip·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\
Full Definition of TIPPLE
intransitive verb
: to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
transitive verb
: to drink (liquor) especially continuously in small amounts
— tip·pler \-p(ə-)lər\ noun
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Origin of TIPPLE
back-formation from obsolete tippler alehouse keeper, from Middle English tipler
2tipple
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Definition of TIPPLE
1
: a place where or an apparatus by which cars (as for coal) are loaded or emptied
2
: a coal-screening plant
Origin of TIPPLE
English dialect tipple to tip over, frequentative of English 1tip
First Known Use: 1880
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