tippling-house

1) An ale-house or tavern.

1589 John Banester inholder and tipler shalbe dischardged of keeping any alehowse or tiplinghowse in respect of great disorder ... in his howse ... at night by diverse disorderd fidlers, York

1596 ale house, typling house Inn or Taverne, Beverley. In such contexts ‘to tipple’ was to sell ale: 1606 hath brewed to sell and hath kept tipling without Lycense, Thirsk.

dates 1589 1596 1606

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