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boire comme un Polonais — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tipple noun An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.

Senses

boire comme un Polonais is used for these senses in English:

  • hollow leg Ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol.
  • tipple (ambitransitive) To drink too much alcohol. [from mid-16th c.]

tipple — full definition

  1. noun An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
  2. noun An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
  3. noun Any alcoholic drink.

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