ale stake

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ale stake (plural ale stakes)

  1. Alternative form of alestake
    • 1900 March 17, Janette Hill Knox, “Some Anglo-Saxon Drinking Customs”, in The Epworth Herald, volume 10, number 42, page 3:
      The old English proverb, “Good wine needs no brush,” grew out of this custom of hanging a bush to the ale stake.
    • 1994, Peter Haydon, The English pub: a history, page 23:
      It was the custom for brewsters and brewers to display an ale stake in front of their premises when there was ale for sale.
    • 1995, Roger Protz, The Ale Trail, page 20:
      When a new brew was ready they would place an 'ale stake', a long pole covered in evergreens, through a window to attract customers.

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