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ale

1

[ eyl ]

noun

  1. a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
  2. British. beer ( def 1 ).


A.L.E.

2

abbreviation for

Insurance.
  1. additional living expense.

ale

/ ±ðɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a beer fermented in an open vessel using yeasts that rise to the top of the brew Compare beer lager 1
  2. (formerly) an alcoholic drink made by fermenting a cereal, esp barley, but differing from beer by being unflavoured by hops
  3. another word for beer
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ale1

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English (e)alu (genitive ealoth ); cognate with Old Saxon alo-, Middle Dutch ale, ael, Old Norse Ç«±ô; Lithuanian ²¹±ôù²õ, Old Church Slavonic ´Ç±ôÅ­; Finnish, Estonian olut
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ale1

Old English alu, ealu; related to Old Norse ö±ô, Old Saxon alofat
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Meanwhile, revenue fell slightly to £85m, amid an "increase in pub sales and a decrease in sales from premium bottled ales".

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Speaking to BBC Look North on Wembley Way, he said if Newcastle won he would get a brown ale bottle shaved into the back of his head - and a tattoo of the winning goal scorer.

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By force of law, shops and markets were made to stay open, churches were prohibited from holding Christmas services or providing free "Christmas ale" .

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Mr Banks said he did not yet know if the large number of steak and ale, turkey and cranberry, and butternut squash pies were still stored in the back.

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The stolen items, which included steak and ale pies, turkey and cranberry pies and butternut squash pies, would have been enough to stock Tommy's Pie Shop for a week, according to the chef.

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