the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of drinking.
n. A draught.
n. Drink; beverage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of drinking; drinking.
n. A drinking-bout; a drinking-party; a compotation; especially, an annual entertainment formerly given by schoolmasters to their pupils. See potation-penny.
n. A drink; a draught.
n. A liquor drunk; a drink; a beverage.
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n. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
n. the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
Word Usage
"Unfortunately, municipal water treatment nowadays means more than just water cleansed of poop, pee, and various other nasty bits of stuff in order to make for a potable potation coming out of your tap."