The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wassail bowl
Wassail \Was"sail\, a.
Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as,
a wassail bowl. ``Awassail candle, my lord, all tallow.''
--Shak.
Wassail bowl, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed
upon the table. ``Spiced wassail bowl.''
--J. Fletcher.
``When the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge
silver vessel . . . Its appearance was hailed with
acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned in
Christmas festivity.''
--W. Irving.
Wassail cup, a cup from which wassail was drunk.
Usage examples of "wassail bowl".
The bishop's envoy was drinking more than either of them, beckoning constantly to Rosemund to bring him the wassail bowl, his gestures growing broader and less clear with every drink.