1. plural of wassail; spiced ale or wine drinks traditionally served at Christmas
Usage: traditional; British
2. plural of wassail; festive drinking songs or celebrations
Usage: traditional; British

1. third person singular present of wassail; goes caroling or celebrates with festive drinking
Usage: traditional; British

Examples

• The tavern served hot wassails to warm the Christmas carolers.
• Traditional wassails were made with ale, sugar, and spices.
• The choir wassails through the village every Christmas Eve.
• She wassails with her neighbors during the holiday season.
• The recipe called for preparing several wassails for the party.
• He wassails door-to-door, singing traditional songs.
• The wassails filled the air with the scent of cinnamon and nutmeg.