| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a "bush.".[Websters]. | |
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"Alestake" is a common misspelling or typo for: ale-stake. |
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Date "Alestake" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1400. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a "bush.".[Websters]. | |
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Date "ALESTAKE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1400. (references) |
