wassel

     Dancing was there amongst the childlike inhabitants of this place, and the genius loci did stand proud amongst mortals and immortals alike, and there was wassel ample for all who wished drink it.

The Astounding Adventures of Cyril Bright 2009

The chorus of a wassel-song, which some reveller was trolling over in his sleep; or, in its turn, the growling of some village cur seemed the signal for a hundred ruffians to start up around him.

Anne of Geierstein 2008

‘Ta cove was tree, four mile; but as duinhe-wassel was a wee taiglit, Donald could, tat is, might — would — should send ta curragh.’

Waverley 2004

The short kilt, or petticoat, showed his sinewy and clean-made limbs; the goatskin purse, flanked by the usual defences, a dirk and steel-wrought pistol, hung before him; his bonnet had a short feather, which indicated his claim to be treated as a duinhe-wassel, or sort of gentleman; a broadsword dangled by his side, a target hung upon his shoulder, and a long Spanish fowling-piece occupied one of his hands.

Waverley 2004

‘Do you think he would come to meet a Sassenach duinhe-wassel in such a way as that?’

Waverley 2004

‘O, then, it is the handsome Sassenach duinhe-wassel that is to be married to Lady Flora?’

Waverley 2004

After all the excitement we went in and had some wassel and hot coco.

g-r-i-t-s Diary Entry g-r-i-t-s 2004

The chorus of a wassel song, which some reveller was trolling over in his sleep; or, in its turn, the growling of some village cur, seemed the signal for an hundred ruffians to start up around him.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 373, Supplementary Number Various

Yet he girded up his mind; and spoke that appropriate passage on the “rouse and wassel, ” the “heavy-headed revel” of the Danes, with suitable indifference; he had, like the audience, in thinking of it, quite forgotten the Ghost; and he started in real terror, when Horatio cried out, “Look, my lord, it comes!

Chapter XI. Book V 1917

England: "Mazers, noqqins, whiskins, piggins, cringes, ale-bowls, wassel bowls, tankard and kames from a pottle to a pint and from a pint to a gill."

Chats on Household Curios 1900