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give ale

give ale noun: a traditional medieval English feast or festival often organized by local parishes or guilds in order to raise funds for a particular event.

Noun

give ale (usually uncountable, plural give ales)

  1. (England, historical, usually) A traditional medieval English feast or festival often organized by local parishes or guilds in order to raise funds for a particular event.

Forms of give ale

pluralgive ales

Questions about give ale

What does give ale mean?
Give ale means a traditional medieval English feast or festival often organized by local parishes or guilds in order to raise funds for a particular event.
What part of speech is give ale?
Give ale is a noun.
What is the plural of give ale?
The plural of give ale is give ales.

Words near give ale in the dictionary

  1. give a tinker's cuss
  2. give a tinker's damn
  3. give a toss
  4. give about
  5. give against
  6. give ale
  7. give ales
  8. give an eye-tooth
  9. give an inch
  10. give and take
  11. give as good as one gets

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