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small ale

small ale noun: ale with little malt and unhopped.

Noun

small ale (countable and uncountable, plural small ales)

  1. Ale with little malt and unhopped.

Forms of small ale

pluralsmall ales

Origin of small ale

From Middle English smal ale, smale ale.

Questions about small ale

What does small ale mean?
Small ale means ale with little malt and unhopped.
What part of speech is small ale?
Small ale is a noun.
What is the plural of small ale?
The plural of small ale is small ales.

Words near small ale in the dictionary

  1. small "l" libertarians
  2. small "r" republican
  3. small "r" republicans
  4. small ad
  5. small ads
  6. small ale
  7. small ales
  8. small and earlies
  9. small and early
  10. small and earlys
  11. small and medium-sized enterprise

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