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ale-draper

ale-draper noun: an alehouse keeper or publican.

Noun

ale-draper (plural ale-drapers)

  1. (obsolete) An alehouse keeper or publican
    • No other occupation have I but to be an ale-draper.1592, H. Chettle, Kind-harts Dreames
    • (Burial of) Isaiah Clifton ale-draper .1785, Parish Register of Barmston, East Yorkshire

Forms of ale-draper

pluralale-drapers

Words formed from ale-draper

Questions about ale-draper

What does ale-draper mean?
Ale-draper means an alehouse keeper or publican.
What part of speech is ale-draper?
Ale-draper is a noun.
What is the plural of ale-draper?
The plural of ale-draper is ale-drapers.

Words near ale-draper in the dictionary

  1. ale-conners
  2. ale-connor
  3. ale-connors
  4. ale-cost
  5. ale-costs
  6. ale-draper
  7. ale-drapers
  8. ale-drapery
  9. ale-hoof
  10. ale-house
  11. ale-houses

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