vbl. sb., nonce-wd. [f. ALE taken as a vb. (cf. to wine) + -ING1.] Drinking of ale or treating to ale.
1870. Daily News, 28 Sept., 5/6. There was a wining and dining, or better, a beering or aleing and dining of the ‘Southern brethren.’
vbl. sb., nonce-wd. [f. ALE taken as a vb. (cf. to wine) + -ING1.] Drinking of ale or treating to ale.
1870. Daily News, 28 Sept., 5/6. There was a wining and dining, or better, a beering or aleing and dining of the ‘Southern brethren.’
