Thesaurus: wassail

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1. n. An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.
2. n. An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse.
3. n. The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.; -- called also lamb's wool.
4. n. A festive or drinking song or glee.
5. a. Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, a wassail bowl.
6. v. i. To hold a wassail; to carouse.
7. n. a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
8. v. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
9. v. propose a toast to
10. Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, awassail bowl. "Awassail candle, my lord, all tallow." Shak. Wassailbowl, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed upon the table."Spiced wassail bowl." J. Fletcher. "When the cloth was removed, thebutler brought in a huge silver vessel . . . Its appearance washailed with acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned inChristmas festivity." W. Irving.-- Wassail cup, a cup from which wassail was drunk.
11. n. a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas