"sipple" meaning in English

See sipple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sipples [present, singular, third-person], sippling [participle, present], sippled [participle, past], sippled [past]
Etymology: From sip + -le (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sip|le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} sip + -le (frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sipple (third-person singular simple present sipples, present participle sippling, simple past and past participle sippled)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To take frequent sips; tipple. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms: sirple [dialectal] Related terms: sirple
    Sense id: en-sipple-en-verb-3WOOF0iI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le

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