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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.