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wassail::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, whoop it up |
| Type of | celebrate, fete |
| Has types | roister, carouse, riot |
| Derivation | wassailer |
wassail::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | punch |
Examples of wassail
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Around Boston where Ben grew up, their wassail ritual was a bit of an oddity.
From the npr.org
The sleigh's espresso machine also pulls shots of hot chocolate, wassail and borsht.
From the kansas.com
Visit Father Christmas and enjoy wassail, roasted chestnuts and other holiday treats.
From the stltoday.com
Hot wassail is served and Christmas caroling takes place half an hour before showtime.
From the orlandosentinel.com
From caroling to consumption, wassail is an old English tradition for the holiday season.
From the npr.org
Talento says they make wassail and advertise it but once a year for the festival weekend.
From the npr.org
Folks had their varying reasons for attending the Kenninghall wassail.
From the guardian.co.uk
Enjoy wassail, king's cake and traditional meat and vegetable pies.
From the sfgate.com
A wassail bowl was served with the intent to settle old animosities.
From the delawareonline.com
- A punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
- Revel: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
- Toast: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
- Wassail (Old Norse "ves heil", Old English was hu00E1l, literally 'be you healthy') is a beverage of hot mulled cider, traditionally drunk as an integral part of wassailing, a Medieval German drinking ritual intended to ensure a good cider apple harvest the following year. The name comes from the salute 'Waes Hail', first used as a simple greeting...
- Wassailing as a practice falls into two distinct categories. The House-Visiting wassail, very much similar to caroling, is the practice of people going door-to-door singing Christmas carols. ...
- A drinking festival often mentioned in Christmas carols
- A drink of ale or wine flavored with sugar and spices, the term "wassail" is from the Norse "be in good health."
- Comes from the Middle English waes haeil (c. 1205), which means 'be in good health' or 'be fortunate'. Wassailing was the Old English custom of toasting the holiday and each other's health. ...
- Spiced ale served at Christmas
