potation

American  

[poh-tey-shuhn] / poʊˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of drinking.

2. a drink or draft, especially of an alcoholic beverage.

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potation British  

/ pəʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of drinking

2. a drink or draught, esp of alcoholic drink

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Etymology

Origin of potation

1400–50; late Middle English potacion < Latin pōtātiōn- (stem of pōtātiō ) a drinking, equivalent to pōtāt ( us ) (past participle of pōtāre to drink) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

"Here, you fish!" he said, in the midst of Gad's potation.

From Cudjo's Cave by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

Everybody pledged the patriarch's health in the creamy potation except myself.

From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Harland, Marion

While water was thus freely drunk, wine was not disregarded; but the various articles with which it was adulterated, must have rendered it any thing but a delectable potation according to our received ideas.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

The inability to digest animal food, and the consequent distaste to it, generally precedes the dropsy, and other diseases, which originate from spirituous potation.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

“Peace, woman, peace,” said the Dominie, who had gained courage by his potation.

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick