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tipple noun

  /ˈtɪpəl/
  • (countable, and, uncountable, slang) Any alcoholic drink.
 bibine, canon, chopine, coup, goutte, jaja
  • (countable, rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
 benne basculante
  • (countable) An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
 carreau

tipple verb

  /ˈtɪpəl/
  • (intransitive) To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
 picoler, biberonner, boire, lever le coude, s'humecter la luette
  • (ambitransitive) To drink too much alcohol. [from mid-16th c.]
 boire comme un Polonais, boire comme un trou
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