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单词 alebush
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alebushn.

Brit. /ˈeɪlbʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈeɪlˌbʊʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ale n., bush n.1
Etymology: < ale n. + bush n.1
Now historical.
A bunch of ivy or other plant hung up as a tavern sign; = bush n.1 5a.In quot. 1608 (by metonymy): a tavern; = bush n.1 5b.
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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house > tavern sign
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1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. I3 I might haue had a Pumpe set vp, with as good March Beere as this was, & nere set vp an Ale bush for the matter.
1608 T. Dekker Belman of London (new ed.) sig. C4 Order [was] giuen, at what following Faires to shake hands, and what Ale-bush to tipple.
1861 Duffy's Hibernian Mag. July 34/2 The ale-bush was, however, much more common than the stake, and was often composed of ivy.
1902 J. H. Yoxall Rommany Stone x. 101 Copernicus grinned amorously at the ruddy stout damsel who stood..under the ale-bush in the latticed porch.
2010 B. R. Vantrease Heretic's Wife xi. 104 Ye'll know it by the alebush hanging by the door.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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