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wassail

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wassail /ˈwɒseɪl, ˈwɒs(ə)l, ˈwa-/ archaic

▶noun

1 spiced ale or mulled wine drunk during celebrations for Twelfth Night and Christmas Eve.

2 lively festivities involving the drinking of much alcohol.

▶verb

1 make merry with much alcohol.

2 (usu. as noun wassailing) go from house to house at Christmas singing carols.

– derivatives
wassailer noun.

– origin ME wæs hæil ‘be in (good) health!’: from ON ves heill (cf. hail2).

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