tipple

UK
/ˈtɪp.əl/
US
/ˈtɪp.əl/
tipplenoun
tipples
pl
UK
/ˈtɪp.əl/
US
/ˈtɪp.əl/
Translations
He enjoyed a tipple after dinner.
Он наслаждался напитком после ужина.
Additional translations
питейное заведение
Definitions
An alcoholic drink; alcoholic liquor, especially when regarded humorously or colloquially.
A small tipple before bed helps him sleep.
A structure at a mine or quarry used for tipping or loading bulk material such as coal into railroad cars.
The coal cars rolled slowly under the tipple to be filled.
tippleverb
tippled
Past Simple
tippled
Past Participle
tippling
Gerund
UK
/ˈtɪp.əl/
US
/ˈtɪp.əl/
Translations
He likes to tipple a glass of wine every evening.
Он любит попивать бокал вина каждый вечер.
Additional translations
пить от скуки
Definitions
To drink alcohol, especially in small quantities or habitually.
He would often tipple a glass of whiskey after dinner.
To tip or dump (ore, coal, etc.) from a wagon or other container.
The workers tippled the ore into the sorting bins.