wassailing

English

Verb

wassailing

  1. present participle and gerund of wassail

Noun

wassailing (plural wassailings)

  1. The act of performing a wassail.
    • 1898, “Canto VII.”, in an Apologist, editor, The Epic of Humanity; or, The Quest of the Ideal, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., […], →OCLC, page 382:
      I had rather kiss you than the tumbler, my dear / If there’s death in the cup, let us kiss before bier. / Our lips close with a cling / Undespondingly bring, / Then two happiest pairs to a good wassailing.
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