Strong ale.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun] > strong ale (19) merry-go-downa1500 Strong ale. king's ale1574 ale of the strongest type. nippitatum1576 Ale, or other alcoholic drink, of the highest quality and strength. angels' food1577 colloquial. (A name for) a type of strong ale. rare (historical after 16th cent.). huff-cap1577 Strong and heady ale; also, a composite drink made from it. Obsolete exc. Historical. mad dog1577 Strong ale; = huff-cap, adj. 1. Now historical. lift-leg1587 a name for strong ale. barley-broth1593 huma1625 A kind of liquor; strong or double ale. Cf. humming, adj. 2b. Obsolete. stitchback1671 A kind of strong ale. bummocka1688 Strong ale brewed in large quantities for a feast. Also (Orkney): a feast given by tenants for their landlords each Christmas, at which this ale is… hum-cap1699 = sense 3 (cf. huff-cap, adj. n.). Burton1738 Used attributively and absol. to designate a type of ale (frequently in Burton ale): (a) = Bass, n.6; (b) (see quot. 1953). stitch1742 = stitchback, n. old boy1743 A kind of strong beer. Obsolete. barley-bree1786 strong ale. huff1790 = huff-cap, n. 1. dialect. Morocco1792 In full Morocco ale. A kind of strong dark ale originally brewed at Levens Hall, Westmorland (now in Cumbria). old1884 = old ale n. at old, adj. compounds 4. |
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