Wassail definition
A festivity characterized by much drinking.
noun
To drink to the health of; toast.
verb
To engage in or drink a wassail.
verb
To engage in or drink a wassail.
verb
A salutation formerly given in drinking the health of a person, as at a festivity.
noun
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The spiced ale or other liquor with which such healths were drunk.
noun
To drink wassails.
verb
(brit.) To go caroling from house to house at Christmastime.
verb
To drink to the health or prosperity of.
verb
To drink to the health of; toast.
verb
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A celebration with much drinking, esp. at Christmastime; carousal.
noun
A salutation or toast given in drinking someone's health or as an expression of goodwill at a festivity.
noun
The drink used in such toasting, commonly ale or wine spiced with roasted apples and sugar.
noun
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A festivity characterized by much drinking.
noun
A salutation or toast given in drinking someone's health or as an expression of goodwill at a festivity.
noun
The drink used in such toasting, commonly ale or wine spiced with roasted apples and sugar.
noun
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(intransitive) To drink wassail.
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
wassail
Plural:
wassailsOrigin of wassail
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old Norse ves heill (“be healthy!"), from the imperative of vesa (“to be") + heill (“healthy"). The earliest documented use of the term is from 1275.
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