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ale stake

ale stake is the alternative form of alestake.

Meaning of alestake

Noun

alestake (plural alestakes)

  1. (historical) A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.
    Synonyms:
    alepole, ale post

Forms of ale stake

pluralale stakes

Questions about ale stake

What is ale stake the alternative form of?
Ale stake is the alternative form of alestake.

Words near ale stake in the dictionary

  1. ale pole
  2. ale poles
  3. ale post
  4. ale posts
  5. ale silver
  6. ale stake
  7. ale stakes
  8. ale-bench
  9. ale-benches
  10. ale-blown
  11. ale-bush

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ale stake (page history and authors); alestake (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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