Meaning of ale-pole | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Now, a wise man will tell⟳ him that he playeth the fool, for the ale-pole doth but signifie that there is good ale in the house where the ale-pole standeth, and will tell⟳ him that he muste go near the house and there he shall find⟳ the drinke,, and not stand⟳ sucking the ale-pole in vayne."”

“The bush is occasionally shown in old pictures, and on the Bayeux tapestry will be found a representation of a building adorned with an ale-pole.”

“By the end⟳ of Elizabeth's reign, however, the ale-pole was starting to lose⟳ ground.”

“By the time he finally spotted the protruding ale-pole, Gilbert Fitz John had gotten his boots thoroughly muddied, almost had his money pouch stolen by a nimble-fingered thief, and had been forced to fend off so many beggars and harlots that he doubted he'd reach⟳ the Rutting Stag with either his purse or his honour intact.”

“I know⟳, pole-axeman (or ale-pole haunter?), she pulled the wool over your eyes”

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