alehouse
alehouse · alehouses
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is soldA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; (loosely) any beerhouse.
US/ˈeɪlhˌaʊs/
Meaning
1 sensesA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; (loosely) any beerhouse.
Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) beerhouse, beer parlour, beer bar, pub, saloon; (overlapping) brewpub
a tavern where ale is sold
Origin
From Middle English alehous, alehuse from Old English ealuhūs. By surface analysis, ale +From Middle English alehous, alehuse from Old English ealuhūs. By surface analysis, ale + house.
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