n. A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. tipet, tepet, AS. tæppet, probably fr. L. tapete tapestry, hangings. Cf. Tape, Tapestry, Tapet. ] 1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. Chaucer. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. [ Scot. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tippet grebe (Zool.), the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species. --
Tippet grouse (Zool.), the ruffed grouse. --
To turn tippet, to change. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tippled p. pr. & vb. n. Tippling ] [ From tip a small end, or a word akin to it; cf. Norw. tipla to tipple, to drip, Prov. E. tip, tiff, tift, a draught of liquor, dial. G. zipfeln to eat and drink in small parts. See Tip a point, and cf. Tipsy. ] To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace the streets. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess. [ 1913 Webster ]

Himself, for saving charges,
A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Liquor taken in tippling; drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. S. B. Griffin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. 3d Tip. ] An apparatus by which loaded cars are emptied by tipping; also, the place where such tipping is done. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Intoxicated; inebriated; tipsy; drunk. [ R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who keeps a tippling-house. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the premises. [ 1913 Webster ]