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ale-knights

ale-knights is the plural of ale-knight.

Meaning of ale-knight

Noun

ale-knight (plural ale-knights)

  1. (obsolete) A drinking companion.
    • 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.a. 1654, “The Answer of Ale to the Challenge of Sack”, in The Works of the English Poets, volume 6, London: J. Johnson, et al, published 1810, page 208

Questions about ale-knights

What is ale-knights the plural of?
Ale-knights is the plural of ale-knight.

Words near ale-knights in the dictionary

  1. ale-drapery
  2. ale-hoof
  3. ale-house
  4. ale-houses
  5. ale-knight
  6. ale-knights
  7. ale-pole
  8. ale-poles
  9. ale-post
  10. ale-stake
  11. ale-stakes

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