Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Tipple — can mean:* Coal tipple, a structure used for loading coal into railroad cars * Tipple (musical instrument) * Tipple a Welsh surname. * Slang term for alcoholic beverageAs a last name Tipple may also refer to:* Gordon Tipple * Nathan Tipple … Wikipedia
Coal breaker — A coal breaking plant, depicted on a postcard in 1907. A coal breaker was a coal processing plant which broke coal into various useful sizes. Coal breakers also removed impurities from the coal (typically slate) and deposited them into a culm… … Wikipedia
tipple — tipple1 [tip′əl] vi., vt. tippled, tippling [prob. back form. < ME tipelar, tavern keeper < ?] to drink (alcoholic liquor) habitually n. alcoholic liquor tippler n. ☆ tipple2 [tip′əl ] n. [< obs. tipple, freq. of TIP … English World dictionary
Coal preparation plant — A coal washer in Eastern Kentucky A coal preparation plant (CPP) is a facility that washes coal of soil and rock, preparing it for transport to market. A CPP may also be called a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP), prep plant, tipple, or… … Wikipedia
tipple — I. verb (tippled; tippling) Etymology: back formation from obsolete tippler alehouse keeper, from Middle English tipler Date: 1560 intransitive verb to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess transitive verb to drink (liquor) especially… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tipple — tipple1 /tip euhl/, v., tippled, tippling, n. v.i. 1. to drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess. v.t. 2. to drink (intoxicating liquor), esp. repeatedly, in small quantities. n. 3. intoxicating liquor. [1490 1500; back… … Universalium
tipple — I tip•ple [[t]ˈtɪp əl[/t]] v. pled, pling, n. 1) to drink liquor, esp. to excess 2) to drink (liquor), esp. repeatedly and in small quantities 3) liquor; alcohol • Etymology: 1490–1500; back formation from ME tipeler tapster, bartender =tipel tap … From formal English to slang
tipple — 1. noun /ˈtɪpəl/ a) An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal b) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done 2 … Wiktionary
Tipple — A central facility used in loading coal for transportation by rail or truck. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
tipple — Verb: To indulge in alcoholic beverages. Noun: A place where open or gondola type railroad cars may be tipped by a mechanical device so that the contents fall out, the cars being thereby emptied and unloaded. A place where cars of coal brought to … Ballentine's law dictionary
