wassail
31wassail — [ wɒseɪl, wɒs(ə)l, wa ] archaic noun 1》 spiced ale or mulled wine drunk during celebrations for Twelfth Night and Christmas Eve. 2》 lively festivities involving the drinking of much alcohol. verb 1》 make merry with much alcohol. 2》 [usu. as noun… …
32wassail — n. Carousal, revelry, revels, saturnalia, debauch, orgies, potation, compotation, convivial entertainment, jollification, drunken bout …
33wassail — n 1. toast, pledge, salute, salutation, cheer. 2. drinking bout, brannigan, drunk, potation, compotation, bouse, guzzle, drunken carouse or revel, bacchanal, bacchanalia; spree, fling, bout, romp, carouse, carousal, revel; All Sl. binge, bender,… …
34wassail — was·sail …
35wassail — was•sail [[t]ˈwɒs əl, eɪl, ˈwæs , wɒˈseɪl[/t]] n. 1) (in early England) a salutation offered when presenting a cup of drink to a person or when drinking that person s health 2) a festivity or revel with drinking of healths 3) vin liquor, as hot… …
36wassail — /ˈwɒsəl / (say wosuhl), / seɪl/ (say sayl) noun 1. History a salutation wishing health to a person, used when presenting a cup of drink or when drinking to the person. 2. a festivity or revel with drinking of healths. 3. alcoholic drink for… …
37wassail — n. toast to a person; festive drink, especially spiced ale; revelry; v.i. carouse; go carol singing …
38wassail-bowl — …
39Apple Wassail — The Apple Wassail is a traditional form of wassailing practiced in the cider orchards of South West England during the winter. There are many well recorded instances of the Apple Wassail in the early modern period. The possibility exists that… …
40Gower Wassail — The Gower Wassail is a wassail song from Gower in Wales, UK. It is printed in A.L. Lloyd s book Folk Song in England (1967), having been heard from Phil Tanner.LyricsThe majority of versions of the song begin with the same two stanzas, although… …
