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An enforced bout of drinking, in which a lord, forester, sheriff, or beadle required…An enforced bout of drinking, in which a lord, forester, sheriff, or beadle required all men, on pain of punishment, to purchase or contribute to a gathering for drinking.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, historical)An enforced bout of drinking, in which a lord, forester, sheriff, or beadle required all men, on pain of punishment, to purchase or contribute to a gathering for drinking.
Origin
From Scot + ale.From Scot + ale.
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