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alebenches

alebenches is the plural of alebench.

Meaning of alebench

Noun

alebench (plural alebenches)

  1. (historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
    • VVhen the vulgar ſort / Sit on their Ale-bench, vvith their cups and kannes, / Matters of ſtate be not their common talke, / Nor pure religion by their lips prophande.1600, [Michael Drayton, Richard Hathwaye, Anthony Munday, Robert Wilson], The First Part of the True and Honorable Historie, of the Life of Sir John Old-castle, the Good Lord Cobham. […], London: […]...

Questions about alebenches

What is alebenches the plural of?
Alebenches is the plural of alebench.

Words near alebenches in the dictionary

  1. aleatoricist
  2. aleatoricists
  3. aleatorily
  4. aleatory
  5. alebench
  6. alebenches
  7. aleberries
  8. aleberry
  9. Alebion
  10. alebrije
  11. alebrijes

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