Definitions
a tavern where ale is sold
Word origin
From Middle English alehous, alehuse from Old English ealuhūs. By surface analysis, ale + house.
Used in a sentence
“Find him in a pulpit but twiſe in the yeare, And Ile find him fortie times in the ale-houſe taſting ſtrong beare.”
“Mention has been already made more than once, of a certain Dragon who swung and creaked complainingly before the village ale-house door.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Old pub”8 letters
02“Old-time tavern”8 letters
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