Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tipple

/ˈtɪpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: tip-ple
IPA: /ˈtɪpəl/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.

Countable

noun

An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.

Countable

noun

Any alcoholic drink.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

verb

To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.

verb

To drink too much alcohol.

verb

To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.

Intransitive verb

verb

To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.

Transitive verb

verb

To fall over; to topple.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Alternative form: tippler"
"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."
"But not a drop to drink … Love Islanders are limited to two tipples a day."
"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."

Etymology

Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɪpəl/
British English: /ˈtɪpəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tipples (plural) tipples (present, singular) tippling (participle, present) tippled (participle, past) tippled (past)

Derived Forms

tippler tipply

Synonyms

adult beverage alcohol bevvy booze carouse drink fuddling grog hard drink libation liquor lush

Rhymes With

triple nipple ripple cripple whipple schiphol tripple sippel klippel dipple sipple hipple

Questions

How do you pronounce tipple?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪpəl/.
What does tipple mean?: An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
Where does tipple come from?: Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le.

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