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tipple
1. a device for overturning ore trucks, mine cars, etc., so that they discharge their load
2. a place at which such trucks are tipped and unloaded

tipple [′tipĀ·əl]
(mining engineering)
The place where the mine cars are tipped and emptied of their coal.
The tracks, trestles, and screens at the entrance to a colliery, where coal is screened and loaded.


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Quite whether the Queen will choose to sample any of the offerings when attending tomorrow's fixture is unclear, but she and other racegoers will be able to sample the many tipples being offered towards the east end of the main concourse for pounds 2.
Some people could be putting their health at risk as some tipples contain more than double the units of others and the size of drink measures are on the increase, says the Health Department campaign.
BARRY businessman Darren Tipples has appealed for the return of his stolen candyfloss machine.
 
 
 
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