"four-ale" meaning in All languages combined

See four-ale on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: four-ales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} four-ale (countable and uncountable, plural four-ales)
  1. (obsolete) A cheap ale, sold at fourpence per quart Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-four-ale-en-noun-EXKCOGCW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (obsolete) Ellipsis of four-ale bar. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: four-ale bar
    Sense id: en-four-ale-en-noun-MjSsp2pj

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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