PROPINE
\pɹəpˈa͡ɪn], \pɹəpˈaɪn], \p_ɹ_ə_p_ˈaɪ_n]\
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A pledge.
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To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
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Hence, to give in token of friendship.
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To give, or deliver; to subject.
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A gift; esp., drink money.
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Same as Allylene.
By Oddity Software
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pr[=o]-p[=i]n', v.t. to pledge in drinking: to present, guarantee.--n. (obs.) money given as drink-money, any pledge or gift: the power of giving.--n. PROPIN[=A]'TION, act of drinking healths. [O. Fr.,--L.,--Gr. propinein, pro, before, pinein, to drink.]
By Thomas Davidson