Dictionary - Definition of ALEBERRY

Definition: ALEBERRY


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Aleberry" is a common misspelling or typo for: maleberry.

Date "Aleberry" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALEBERRY

Domain	Definition
Literature	1: Aleberry a corruption of ale-bree. A drink made of hot ale, spice, sugar, and toast. Burns speaks of the barley bree (Anglo-Saxon brin, broth). 2: "Cause an aleberry to be made for her, and put into it powder of camphor." - The Pathway to Health. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Extended Definition: ALEBERRY

Aleberry

Aleberry is a beverage made by boiling ale with spice (such as nutmeg), sugar and bread-sops, the last commonly toasted. It is sweetened, strained, and drank hot.

Aleberry was often used as a domestic remedy for a cold.

References

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Aleberry". Image Credit.
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Translations: ALEBERRY