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lever le coude — 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

lever le coude is used for these senses in English:

  • knock back (transitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage.
  • tipple (intransitive) To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.

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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