wassail
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In apple-growing regions like Kent and Devonshire, farmers would additionally toast or salute the apple tree and pour wassail over its roots in preparation for a good harvest year.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2021
My favorite in the Christmas canon is “Here We Come A-Wassailing,” with its hearty chorus of “Love and joy come to you, / And to you your wassail, too.”
From The New Yorker • Dec. 18, 2018
The scent of cinnamon and clove permeated the building, as members brewed traditional wassail for the occasion.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2017
You spoiled them, and they came to expect your Christmas exertions as a tradition that spared them the effort of providing their own ham and wassail bowl.
From Slate • Dec. 31, 2014
The meats were followed by flaming puddings and bowls of wassail, chestnuts, and apples.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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