wassail
/ˈwɑsəl/
noun
- A hot, spiced alcoholic drink, especially cider or ale, traditionally served at Christmas or other celebrations.
- She prepared a large pot of wassail for the holiday party.
- At the winter festival, they served warm wassail with cinnamon and cloves.
- The family gathered around the fireplace, sipping wassail and singing carols.
- A festive occasion or celebration involving drinking and merrymaking, especially at Christmas or New Year.
- The wassail lasted late into the night, with music and laughter filling the hall.
- The old English tradition of wassail involved going door to door singing and offering drinks.
- They held a grand wassail in the village square to welcome the new year.
verb
- To drink to the health of someone; to toast or celebrate with wassail.
- The crowd wassailed the bride and groom at the wedding feast.
- Every New Year's Eve, they would wassail their neighbors with a cheerful toast.
- The knights wassailed the king, raising their cups in honor of his victory.
- To go from house to house singing and offering drinks, especially at Christmas or New Year.
- They planned to wassail at the local farms, bringing cider and songs.
- The children dressed in costumes and went wassailing through the snowy streets.
- In medieval times, villagers would wassail from door to door, spreading good cheer.
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