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gill-ale

gill-ale noun: ale made with gill (ground ivy) for flavour and (according to herbal medicine belief) for medicinal effect.

Noun

gill-ale (usually uncountable, plural gill-ales)

  1. (historical, usually) Ale made with gill (ground ivy) for flavour and (according to herbal medicine belief) for medicinal effect.
    • Mungo begins to feel dizzy – almost as if he'd drunk too much claret or gill-ale.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 8
    Synonyms:
    gill[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms of gill-ale

  • gill[Appendix:Glossary

Forms of gill-ale

pluralgill-ales

Questions about gill-ale

What does gill-ale mean?
Gill-ale means ale made with gill (ground ivy) for flavour and (according to herbal medicine belief) for medicinal effect.
What part of speech is gill-ale?
Gill-ale is a noun.
What is the plural of gill-ale?
The plural of gill-ale is gill-ales.

Words near gill-ale in the dictionary

  1. gill slit
  2. gill slits
  3. gill trama
  4. gill tramas
  5. Gill's Green
  6. gill-ale
  7. gill-ales
  8. gill-go-by-the-ground
  9. gill-over-the-ground
  10. Gillam
  11. Gillams

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