tippler
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Tippler
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make a habit of taking (alcoholic drink), esp in small quantities |
| —n | |
| 2. | alcoholic drink |
| [C15: back formation from obsolete tippler tapster, of unknown origin] | |
| 'tippler1 | |
| —n | |
| tippler (ˈtɪplə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: high-flying tippler a variety of domestic pigeon bred mainly for flying |
| 2. | Usual name: show tippler a domestic fancy pigeon of a smaller rounder type kept mainly for exhibition |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Flight performance, energetics and water turnover of tippler pigeons with a harness and dorsal load.
She must have no nurse or maid of light carriage, or who is talkative, or a tippler.
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