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tipple¹
- /ˈtɪpəl/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪpəl
Where it comes from
Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le.
noun tipples
- An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done. Alternative form: tippler
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Any alcoholic drink.
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.
Similar: adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, fuddling, grog, hard drink, libation, liquor, lush
verb tipples · tippling · tippled
- To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.
- To drink too much alcohol.
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To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
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.
Similar: bibble
- To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
- To fall over; to topple. 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.
Tipple²
Where it comes from
From the medieval personal name Tebald or Tibalt. Compare Theobald.
proper noun Tipples
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Translations
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noun area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal
| Español | era |
|---|---|
| Français | carreau |
| Deutsch | Kipphalde, Kippstelle, Abladestelle |
noun apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them
| Español | volquete |
|---|---|
| Français | benne basculante |
| Deutsch | Kippvorrichtung |
noun slang: any alcoholic drink
| Español | copa, trago, botella, chiquito, chato, bebistrajo |
|---|---|
| Français | verre, coup, chopine, canon, goutte, pinte |
| Русский | напи́ток napítok, бухло buxlo, спотыка́ч spotykáč |
verb To sell alcoholic liquor by retail
| Deutsch | ausschenken |
|---|
verb To drink too much alcohol
| Español | beber como un cosaco |
|---|---|
| Français | boire comme un Polonais, boire comme un trou |
| Русский | пьянствовать pʹjanstvovatʹ, нажираться nažiratʹsja |
verb to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
| Español | pimplar, copear, empinar el codo, mojar la canal maestra, tomar, trincar |
|---|---|
| Français | picoler, lever le coude, s'humecter la luette, boire, biberonner |
| Deutsch | picheln |
| Русский | выпива́ть vypivátʹ |
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title = {tipple},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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