Ale-knight
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ale-knight is a noun meaning (obsolete) A drinking companion.
Meaning
(obsolete) A drinking companion.
Example Sentences
Come, all you brave wights, / That are dubbed ale-knights, / Now set out yourselves in sight; / And let them that crack / In the praises of sack, / Know malt is of mickle might.
Payne, for a long time, lived and worked alone in his filthy den; but towards the close of his career, he took in, as a fellow-labourer, an excellent workman named Weir. This man was a regularly 'dubbed ale-knight,' loved barley-wine to the full as much as his partner, and used to sing: […]
Word Forms
- ale-knights
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ale-draper, knightling, knightlet, alkie, knight, pot-companion.
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