alevat

[Eng. ale, and vat; A.S. ealo, and fæt ] A vat in which ale is fermented. *ale-washed, a. Steeped or soaked in ale. "... ale-washed wits."-Shakesp.: 1 Henry V., iii. 6. ale-wife, s. A woman who keeps an ale-house. "Ask Marian Hacket, the fat ale - wife of Wincot, if she know me not. -Shakesp. Taming of the Shrew; Induction, it.