*tippl*

{ } n. (Engraving) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Paint.) A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tippled p. pr. & vb. n. Tippling ] [ From tip a small end, or a word akin to it; cf. Norw. tipla to tipple, to drip, Prov. E. tip, tiff, tift, a draught of liquor, dial. G. zipfeln to eat and drink in small parts. See Tip a point, and cf. Tipsy. ] To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess. [ 1913 Webster ]

Himself, for saving charges,
A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Liquor taken in tippling; drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. S. B. Griffin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. 3d Tip. ] An apparatus by which loaded cars are emptied by tipping; also, the place where such tipping is done. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Intoxicated; inebriated; tipsy; drunk. [ R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who keeps a tippling-house. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not. [ 1913 Webster ]