Wassail

n.	1.
	1.	An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one. 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 wæs heil, that is, literally, Health be to you. - N. Drake.
	2.	An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse. The king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail. - Shak. The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and wassail. - Prescott.
	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. A jolly wassail bowl, A wassail of good ale. - Old Song.
	4.	A festive or drinking song or glee. Have you done your wassail! 'T is a handsome, drowsy ditty, I'll assure you. - Beau. & Fl.
a.	1.	Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, a wassail bowl. Wassail bowl a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed upon the table. Wassail cup a cup from which wassail was drunk. - J. Fletcher.
v. i.	1.	To hold a wassail; to carouse. Spending all the day, and good part of the night, in dancing, caroling, and wassailing. - Sir P. Sidney.

Noun	1.	wassail - a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
Verb	1.	wassail - 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!" Synonyms: jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, whoop it up, revel
	2.	wassail - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" Synonyms: salute, toast, drink, pledge

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