wassail
noun [WAH-sul]


1. an early English toast to someone's health
2. a hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usually baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl especially at Christmas time
3. riotous drinking; revelry

verb

1. to indulge in wassail; carouse
2. to sing carols from house to house at Christmas

Possum woke up with a terrible headache from a wild wassail the night before.