different between tipple vs tiple

English

Etymology

Origin unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip +? -le.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?t?p?l/
• Rhymes: -?p?l

Noun

tipple (plural tipples)

1. An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
2. (rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.

   Alternative form: tippler

3. (slang) Any alcoholic drink.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage

Translations

Verb

tipple (third-person singular simple present tipples, present participle tippling, simple past and past participle tippled)

1. To sell alcoholic liquor by retail. [from earlier 16th c.]
2. (transitive, intransitive) To drink too much alcohol. [from mid-16th c.]
3. (intransitive) To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.

   Synonym: bibble
4. (transitive) To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
5. (intransitive) To fall over; to topple.
   • 1928, The World's Carriers and Carrying Trades' Review (page 476)

     The men had only moved the trailer about a yard when suddenly it tippled over on its side, and bales of cotton fell on Howarth.

   • 2017, Christopher Lee, Margaret the Abomination

     After taking a few moments to recover he turned and meandered towards the closest Supergun, ramming it from the side and watching as it tippled over.

Derived terms

• tippler

Translations

English

Etymology

From Spanish tiple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ti?.ple?/

Noun

tiple (plural tiples)

1. (music) Any of several kinds of small, plucked stringed-instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations.

Usage notes

The most prominent of the tiple instruments in English writing is the Colombian version of the instrument -- the Colombian tiple -- and it is that one which is probably referred to if the context doesn't specify it. The other instruments called tiple are largely unrelated to the Colombian version. See Appendix:Glossary of chordophones for a more detailed explanation.

Anagrams

• -ptile

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Old Spanish triple, based on dividing the human voices into bass, tenor and soprano, the latter being the highest. See modern Spanish triple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tiple/, [?t?i.ple]

Noun

tiple m (plural tiples)

1. treble guitar, a small plucked stringed instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations
2. treble guitar player
3. soprano, treble (voice, singer)
4. (nautical) single-piece mast

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, ?ISBN