tipple
tipple · tipples
Kipphalde, Kippstelle, Abladestelle, Kippvorrichtung
An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coalAn area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
/ˈtɪpəl/
Meaning
3 senses(countable)An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
Kipphalde, Kippstelle, Abladestelle
(countable)An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
Alternative form: tippler
Kippvorrichtung
(countable, slang, uncountable)Any alcoholic drink.
напи́токnapítok, бухлоbuxlo, спотыка́чspotykáč
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
Translations
5 languagesРусский
slang: any alcoholic drink:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal:
apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them:
Origin
Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le.Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le.
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Forms
plural: tipplesSynonyms
24 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable