Tipper

Tipper
Tipper Tip"per, n. A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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  • tipper — noun Date: 1819 one that tips < a generous tipper > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tipper — /tip euhr/, n. a person or thing that tips: The waiters liked him for being a big tipper. [1810 20; TIP3 + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • tipper — noun a) Someone who tips, someone who gives a tip. The Americans are among the most generous tippers in the world. b) A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas… …   Wiktionary

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