tipple
tipple Lexical Profile
tipple Game Scores & Validity
• noun
British An alcoholic drink, especially one that a person habitually or fondly consumes.
"A glass of dry sherry before dinner was her favorite evening tipple."
American An apparatus or elevated surface structure at a mine or quarry used for tipping and unloading coal or ore from mine cars into railway wagons or storage bins.
"The old wooden coal tipple still stands beside the abandoned railroad tracks in the valley."
• verb
To drink alcoholic beverages, especially habitually or repeatedly in small quantities.
"The regulars gathered at the corner pub to tipple and discuss the local news."
• Rhymes for tipple
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 14th century (originally referring to a retailer of ale), 'tipple' is likely a frequentative formation from the verb 'tip' (to tilt or pour out), or a borrowing from a Scandinavian cognate such as Norwegian dialectal 'tipla' (to drip or sip in small quantities).