blockan alen.

Brit.

/ˈblɒk(ə)n eɪl/, U.S.

/ˈblɑkən ˌeɪl/, Scottish English /ˈblɔkən el/

Forms: 1800s– blockan ale, 1800s– blockin ale, 1900s blockinell, 1900s– blockin' ale.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blocking n.¹, ale n.

Etymology: Apparently < blockan, variant of blocking n.¹ (although this is apparently not otherwise attested after the 17th cent., but compare block n.²) + ale n.

Scottish (north-eastern). Now rare.

A drink taken upon the conclusion of a bargain. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire in 1935.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at To Block Blockin-ale, the drink which is taken between parties at the conclusion of a bargain.

1827 Inverness Courier 10 Oct. 4/1 At last an' lang a niffer's struck—Jock to the bargain wishes luck;—Each thinkin that he had done well, They're aff to drink the blockan-ale.

1881 W. Gregor Notes Folk-lore N.-E. Scotl. 189 Both went to a tent..when payment was made, and the ‘blockan ale’ drunk.

1921 Aberdeen Daily Jrnl. 2 Nov. 4/4 An old crofter..and his helpmate, Bell, went to the fair to sell a weaned calf. A ‘blockan ale’ had, of course, to be discussed over the sale, and poor Bell relishing the first ‘nippy’, ‘beid had anither’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	blockan ale
释义	blockan alen. Brit. /ˈblɒk(ə)n eɪl/, U.S. /ˈblɑkən ˌeɪl/, Scottish English /ˈblɔkən el/ Forms: 1800s– blockan ale, 1800s– blockin ale, 1900s blockinell, 1900s– blockin' ale. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blocking n.¹, ale n. Etymology: Apparently < blockan, variant of blocking n.¹ (although this is apparently not otherwise attested after the 17th cent., but compare block n.²) + ale n. Scottish (north-eastern). Now rare. A drink taken upon the conclusion of a bargain. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire in 1935. Π 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at To Block Blockin-ale, the drink which is taken between parties at the conclusion of a bargain. 1827 Inverness Courier 10 Oct. 4/1 At last an' lang a niffer's struck—Jock to the bargain wishes luck;—Each thinkin that he had done well, They're aff to drink the blockan-ale. 1881 W. Gregor Notes Folk-lore N.-E. Scotl. 189 Both went to a tent..when payment was made, and the ‘blockan ale’ drunk. 1921 Aberdeen Daily Jrnl. 2 Nov. 4/4 An old crofter..and his helpmate, Bell, went to the fair to sell a weaned calf. A ‘blockan ale’ had, of course, to be discussed over the sale, and poor Bell relishing the first ‘nippy’, ‘beid had anither’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1825
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