Definition of "ale-house" []

• Alternative spelling of alehouse. (noun)

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• "We learned that the writer had had a smallholding in Belchalwell and run an ale-house."
• "That Russian army at Fort Raim was still a long sight too close for comfort, and I wouldn't rest easy until I'd reached real safety - Berkeley Square, say, or a little ale-house that I know in Leicestershire."
• "And the only cure for my pain I'm sure is the ale-house down the road..."