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Tippling [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The habitual practice of drinking strong or spiritus liquors; a drinking to excess.

Tippling [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Indulging in the habitual use of strong or spiritus liquors.

Tippling [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tippling-house [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, and where men are accustomed to spend their time and money in excessive drinking.

2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable.

3. A staff tipped with metal.

Tippling-house [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the premises.