wassail
Example Sentences
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They’ll be trolling the ancient yuletide carol, and some newer ones too, at the “56th Annual Wassail Concert at Chapman University.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2019
They’ll be singing in the season for the first time at the brand-spanking new Musco Center for the Arts in Orange in the “53rd Annual Wassail Concert at Chapman University.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2016
Wassail from this creaky crier— The same, along with love and kisses, To Michelle and two First Misses.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 14, 2009
When he raises his tankard and exclaims "All hail," the guests are expected to return the toast, "Wassail."
From Time Magazine Archive
Wassail is equivalent to the phrase, "Your health," of the present day.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis
Vocabulary lists containing wassail
National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 3
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