libations

Noun

libation (countable and uncountable, plural libations)

1. The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
   • While we to Jove the pure libations pay,
     Than Jove what apter claims the hallow'd lay?1755, Callimachus, “The First Hymn of Callimachus. To Jupiter.”, in William Dodd, transl., The Hymns of Callimachus, […], London: […] The translator [William Dodd], […], →OCLC, page 1

   Synonyms:

   tip, tipping

2. The wine or liquid thus poured out.
3. (humorous, often) A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
   • […] watching you, the waiters, not quite making eye-contact but scanning for any little way to be of service, plus plum-jacketed sommeliers walking around to see if you need a non-buffet libation…1997, David Foster Wallace, “A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again”, in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, Kindle edition, Little, Brown Book Group

   Synonyms:

   adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, fuddling, grog, hard drink, liquor