单词 | alefounder |
释义 | alefoundern. Chiefly English regional (Lancashire). Now historical and rare. An official appointed to test the ale brewed in a particular area; = ale conner n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > brewer > inspector of ale ale conner1288 aletasterc1430 alefounder1483 1483–4 in J. Harland & T. T. Wilkinson Lancs. Folk-lore (1867) 281 (modernized text) Ye shall give ale-founders a founding-gallon. c1500 Bk. of Brome (1886) 164 Enquere..of yower allefounders, ȝef they hawe do yer office well and trwly. 1626 in J. P. Earwaker Constables' Accts. Manch. (1891) III. 160 John Hieton & Richard wilcollnesson alle fovnders..ffor theire woodden Measures as gall pettle & qt. 1671 in Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. & Cheshire 1903, 1904 (1905) 201 You shall truly serve in the Office of Alefounders or Aletasters of this Towne vnto the next Eleccon day. 1897 W. Farrer Court Rolls Honor of Clitheroe County of Lancaster I. 93 From time immemorial down to the present day an ale-taster or ale-founder has been appointed for the manor of Accrington. 1995 C. R. Friedrichs Early Mod. City x. 267 Two ale-founders checked the quality and price of ale and beer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1483 |
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