1. celebrated with drinking and singing, especially during Christmas festivities
Usage: archaic; traditional
2. went from house to house singing carols and drinking wassail
Usage: archaic; traditional

Examples

• The villagers wassailed through the neighborhood on Christmas Eve.
• They wassailed at every house, singing traditional carols.
• The group wassailed until dawn, celebrating the holiday season.
• In old England, people wassailed to ensure a good apple harvest.
• The carolers wassailed from door to door with their warm spiced drink.
• We wassailed in the orchard, following the ancient custom.