| 释义 |
yard of ale in British Englishnoun1. the beer or ale contained in a narrow horn-shaped drinking glass, usually about one yard long and holding between two and three pints 2. such a drinking glass itself Examples of 'yard of ale' in a sentenceyard of ale She wasn't impressed by my backgammon skills or my ability to down a yard of ale.recruit had to drink 12 pints, each with a hot dog inside, and, if he was sick, had to drink a yard of ale. |