"ale stake" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1900 March 17, Janette Hill Knox, “Some Anglo-Saxon Drinking Customs”, in The Epworth Herald, volume 10, number 42, page 3:",
          "text": "The old English proverb, “Good wine needs no brush,” grew out of this custom of hanging a bush to the ale stake.",
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          "ref": "1994, Peter Haydon, The English pub: a history, page 23:",
          "text": "It was the custom for brewsters and brewers to display an ale stake in front of their premises when there was ale for sale.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1995, Roger Protz, The Ale Trail, page 20:",
          "text": "When a new brew was ready they would place an 'ale stake', a long pole covered in evergreens, through a window to attract customers.",
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        },
        {
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        },
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