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Webster 1913 Edition

Clerk-ale

Clerk′-aleˊ

(? in Eng. [GREEK])

,

Noun.

A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk.

[Eng.]

T. Warton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Clerk-ale

CLERK-ALE

,

Noun.

[clerk and ale.] In England, the feast of the parish clerk.

Definition 2024

clerk-ale

clerk-ale

English

Noun

clerk-ale ‎(plural clerk-ales)

(Britain, obsolete) A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk.
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