tipple
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Is tipple a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable) An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.countable
2. (countable, rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.Examples: "Alternative form: tippler"countable
3. (countable and uncountable, slang) Any alcoholic drink.Examples: "The comedian would have divers bottles of tipple hidden under bushes and in crannies around his house, and would select guests to embark on his idea of a treasure hunt."; "What's your tipple?"; "I know nothing about vino nero, and have always vaguely thought it a tipple from Sicily. I have never associated it with Venice."Synonyms: adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, grog, libationcountableslanguncountable
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive) To drink too much alcohol.ambitransitive
2. (intransitive) To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.Examples: "Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace the streets."Synonyms: bibbleintransitive
3. (transitive) To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.transitive
4. (intransitive) To fall over; to topple.Examples: "The men had only moved the trailer about a yard when suddenly it tippled over on its side, and bales of cotton fell on Howarth."; "After taking a few moments to recover he turned and meandered towards the closest Supergun, ramming it from the side and watching as it tippled over."intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary