Noun(1) a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas(2) celebration
Verb(1) celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities(2) propose a toast to(3) celebrate(4) toast
Noun(1) a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas(2) celebration
Verb(1) celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities(2) propose a toast to(3) celebrate(4) toast
(1) Last week the news item about the forthcoming wassail on this Wednesday, December 12, said that Warrenpoint Town Hall was the venue.(2) Snuggled away in other cottages, you'll find chestnut sellers and storytellers, mummers and madrigal singers - to really get into the spirit of the thing, you could wassail your way from door to door.(3) It just goes to show that for all the Falstaffian wassail , there's nothing quite like a gory shank from nave to chaps to get the punters in.(4) I arrived in Eastcheap, that ancient region of wit and wassail(5) Imagine what it would be like doing business if your operation was designed to be an authentic historical recreation, down to the beverage menu that greeted customers with such obscure offerings as shrub, nog and wassail .(6) it is the custom, in the cider districts of Sussex, to wassail the apple trees(7) Trust me when I say that those of you drinking wassail made only from apple juice, or having a fruitcake that hasn't been drowned in brandy are missing out on something exquisite.(8) Over the centuries, various ceremonies and rituals developed around the tradition of drinking wassail .(9) They were made from c. 1660 but were probably intended for punch or wassail like their treen counterparts.(10) a mighty bowl of wassail in which the apples were hissing and bubbling(11) They put away their coats and sat in the living room sipping wassail .(12) The room where the wassailers will assemble needs to have greenery as decoration.(13) They dominate nearly half the tavern's area, loudly drinking, singing, boxing, and otherwise wassailing to the extent that almost nothing else can be heard or done by others.(14) The wassailers customarily carried bowls of the hot drink, wassail, and offered sips to prospective donors.(15) The champagne was flowing, the wassailers were singing, and the cookie decorating station was going full force.(16) Back in the 17th Century, some hardcore wassailers would get their bowl topped up with more alcohol at each house they visited, with often messy results.
