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 Washington of Columbia.Wassailers. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Was’sail (2 syl.).
 
A salutation used on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day over the spiced-ale cup, hence called the “wassail bowl.” (Anglo-Saxon, Wæs hæl, be whole, be well.)   1
 


 Washington of Columbia.Wassailers. 

 
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