[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wassail \was"sail\, n. as. wes h=al or an equivalent form in
   another dialect be in health, which was the form of drinking
   a health. the form wes is imperative. see was, and
   whole.
   1913 webster
   1. an ancient expression of good wishes on a festive
      occasion, especially in drinking to some one.
      1913 webster

            geoffrey of monmouth relates, on the authority of
            walter calenius, that this lady rowena, the
            daughter of hengist, knelt down on the approach of
            the king, and, presenting him with a cup of wine,
            exclaimed, lord king waes heil, that is, literally,
            health be to you.                     --n. drake.
      1913 webster

   2. an occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in
      drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse. "in merry wassail he
      . . . peals his loud song." --sir w. scott.
      1913 webster

            the king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse,
            keeps wassail.                        --shak.
      1913 webster

            the victors abandoned themselves to feasting and
            wassail.                              --prescott.
      1913 webster

   3. the liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly
      much used in england at christmas and other festivals,
      made of ale or wine flavored with spices, sugar, toast,
      roasted apples, etc.; -- called also lamb's wool.
      1913 webster

            a jolly wassail bowl,
            a wassail of good ale.                --old song.
      1913 webster

   4. a festive or drinking song or glee. obs.
      1913 webster

            have you done your wassail 't is a handsome, drowsy
            ditty, i'll assure you.               --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster
see also:
was whole lamb's wool 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wassail \was"sail\, a.
   of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as,
   a wassail bowl. "awassail candle, my lord, all tallow."
   --shak.
   1913 webster

   wassail bowl, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed
      upon the table. "spiced wassail bowl." --j. fletcher.
      "when the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge
      silver vessel . . . its appearance was hailed with
      acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned in
      christmas festivity." --w. irving.

   wassail cup, a cup from which wassail was drunk.
      1913 webster
see also:
wassail bowl wassail cup 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wassail \was"sail\, v. i.
   to hold a wassail; to carouse.
   1913 webster

         spending all the day, and good part of the night, in
         dancing, caroling, and wassailing.       --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wassail
     n : a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and
         roasted apples; especially at christmas
     v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
          uproarious festivities; "the members of the wedding
          party made merry all night"; "let's whoop it up--the
          boss is gone" syn: revel, racket, make whoopie,
          make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify
     2: propose a toast to; "let us toast the birthday girl";
        "let's drink to the new year" syn: toast, drink, pledge,
         salute
see also:
revel racket make whoopie make merry make happy whoop it up 
jollify toast drink pledge salute 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

35 moby thesaurus words for "wassail":
   bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, bender, binge, bout,
   bust, carousal, carouse, celebration, compotation, debauch,
   drinking bout, drunk, drunken carousal, frolic, guzzle, hell,
   high jinks, jag, orgy, potation, pub-crawl, revel, revelment, riot,
   roister, skylarking, soak, spree, symposium, tear, toot, whoopee

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