wassailers

"wassailers" were, on the whole, a harmless crew of rollicking schoolboys "-- were, indeed, of habits and tastes too intellectual for mere vulgar debauchery."

The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

But, even so, the "wassailers" were not impeccable, and it is best to leave the story, fact or fable, to speak for itself.] [22] {17} [ "Hight" is the preterite of the passive "hote," and means

The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

We are our own carolers, we are our own mummers, we are our own wassailers.

The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009

We are our own carolers, we are our own mummers, we are our own wassailers.

The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009

Musically: as if 19th-century wassailers were carrying around pocket transistor AM radios.

Can I start you off with some drinks? Matthew Guerrieri 2007

We are our own carolers, we are our own mummers, we are our own wassailers.

The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009

Musically: as if 19th-century wassailers were carrying around pocket transistor AM radios.

Archive 2007-12-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

After the sixth or seventh house, the *last* thing you want to do is let these jolly wassailers come in.

My Christmas Suspicions « Whatever 2007

A little while she strove, as the road winded round the verge of the lake, to keep sight of those stately towers which called her husband lord, and which still, in some places, sparkled with lights, where wassailers were yet revelling.

Kenilworth 2004

The custom was for the wassailers to visit each house in the parish, where they would sing this old carol, and demand in return a sum of money, which was suppose to ensure good luck, it was certainly unlucky not to pay, for then the carolers would simply sing again.

The Trunch Wassail Song 1985