Four-ale
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Four-ale is a noun meaning (obsolete) A cheap ale, sold at fourpence per quart.
Meaning
(obsolete) A cheap ale, sold at fourpence per quart.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Ellipsis of four-ale bar.
Example Sentences
[…] some of the mixture known to the working-man as "four ale," and obtained in the same locality as the porter.
I ain't going to have him a-coming here any more asking me to go for his dirty pots of four-ale and screws of tobacco[…]
Word Forms
- four-ales
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include four-half, twopenny, quad, forty, pottlepot, jack.
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