Ale-blown

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer. obsolete

    "[…] one in a squeaking treble, the other in an ale-blown base, carol out such adulterous ribaldry as chaste ears abhor to hear, and most hath no tongue to utter."

Synonyms

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drunk

Example

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"[…] one in a squeaking treble, the other in an ale-blown base, carol out such adulterous ribaldry as chaste ears abhor to hear, and most hath no tongue to utter."

Etymology

From ale + blown.

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