alehouse

[Eng. ale, and house; A.S. calo, and hus.] A house in which malt liquor (ale, beer, or porter) is sold, but no spirituous liquors; a beer house, "They filled all the ale-houses of Westminster and the Strand."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. iii. * ale-knight, s. A "knight" of the alehouse; one who frequents an ale-house, and is its champion and defender. "The old ale - knights of England were well depainted, by Hanville, in the ale-house colours of that time."Camden. ale measure, s. A liquid measure for ale. ( Ash.) The ale or beer measure at present used in Britain is the following: = 1 Quart written 1 qt. 2 Pints 4 Quarts 1 Gallon IMG:content-0343.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0344.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0345.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0346.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0347.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0348.png:[blocks in formation] 1 bar. " IMG:content-0349.png:[blocks in formation] 1 hhd. " 2 Hogsheads IMG:content-0350.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0351.png:[blocks in formation] ale-shot, S. A shot or reckoning to be settled for ale purchased or consumed. ( Webster.) * ale-silver, s. A duty paid to the Lord Mayor of London by the ale-sellers within the City. * ale-stake, s. A stake set as a sign before an ale-house. "As gret as it were for an ale -stake." Chaucer: The Prologue, 669.